In 2016, El Nino phenomenon may continue to occur.

This is the information given by the Central Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Center (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment) at the Workshop on Outstanding Hydro-Meteorological Characteristics in 2015 and Trend Assessment in 2016, held in Hai Phong on the morning of December 18.

Assessing the weather situation in 2015, the Central Hydrometeorological Forecasting Center affirmed that 2015 was a year of many unusual hydrometeorological phenomena and many records were set. Notable among them were widespread rain and unseasonal floods in the North in January; record rain and floods in the Central Central region in March; prolonged and severe heat and drought in the North, North Central, Central Central and South Central regions; thunderstorms and lightning causing many human and property losses in many regions of the country; record heavy rain in Quang Ninh at the end of July.

Conference scene.

Commenting on the hydrometeorological trend in the first 6 months of 2016, Mr. Nguyen Dang Quang, Deputy Head of the Department of Medium- and Long-term Meteorological Forecasting (Central Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting) said that the El Nino phenomenon started in late 2014, had an impact in 2015 and is likely to continue to maintain its strong intensity in the winter-spring months and then tend to gradually decrease in intensity in the early summer months of 2016.

With such impacts, in 2016, the number of storms and tropical depressions in the East Sea and directly affecting Vietnam will be equal to or less than the average of many years; the rainfall nationwide will generally be 25 to 50% lower than the average of many years, the Central region will be much lower. The average temperature in the first 6 months of the year tends to be higher than the average of many years and the heat will increase, the cold winter will not last long. The annual flow in the rivers in the Central region and the Central Highlands will be 10% or more lower than the average of many years. There is little possibility of a large flood peak on the Mekong River.

The impact of El Nino on the world in 2015. Graphics: Open Snow

Regarding weather information during the Lunar New Year of Binh Than 2016, Mr. Nguyen Dang Quang said that the El Nino developments in 2015-2016 were quite similar to the El Nino developments in 1997-1998. Therefore, the general trend in February 2016 was that rainfall in the North tended to be higher than the average of many years, while the areas from the Central region to the South were generally lower than the average of many years; temperatures nationwide were generally higher than the average of many years.

During the Lunar New Year (February 2016), there is a possibility of 3-4 cold fronts affecting the Northern provinces; these cold fronts may cause cold weather but will not last long in the North, some places may experience severe cold. In the Southern provinces, the weather during the Lunar New Year is basically favorable; the Central region (North and Central Central) may have rain if cold air appears during the Lunar New Year.

According to QĐND Online