Heavy rains, overflowing rivers flood Hue
Heavy rains and floodwaters from rivers’ upstream areas caused Hue City to be inundated Tuesday night, leaving many roads and residential areas under deep water.
Heavy downpours flood streets in central Vietnam
Dozens of streets in Da Nang and Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces were flooded after heavy rains since Sunday night, causing vehicles to malfunction and traffic to be congested.
Residents of Da Nang’s flood zone forced to evacuate again
Floods triggered by heavy rains caused locals living along Me Suot Street in Da Nang’s Lien Chieu District to evacuate for the third time in two months late Tuesday night.
Tropical depression strengthens into storm off central Vietnam
The tropical depression above central Vietnam’s waters evolved into a storm Wednesday noon, with maximum wind speed of 74 kph.
‘They challenged the Communist monopoly’: Vietnam regime turns on its climate champions
NGO leaders and technical experts who helped secure western aid for official shift to clean energy are being locked up now that they are no longer needed.
Heavy rain to continue in flooded central region
Torrential rains will continue ravaging Vietnam’s central region, which has suffered floods triggered by heavy downpours for the past two days, due to a low-pressure area in the East Sea.
Hundreds of thousands of students stay home in central Vietnam over heavy downpours
Hundreds of thousands of students in several central Vietnam localities stayed home on Friday due to long-lasting rains causing widespread flooding.
Vietnam : Why climate activism can be a risky business
The politics of climate change in Vietnam’s authoritarian system has led to climate activists being arrested and imprisoned.
Vietnam needs around $400B for climate change response
Vietnam will need about US$400 billion from now to 2040 to effectively respond to climate change, according to the Climate Change Department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
Vietnam experiences abnormal rainy season
The rainy season has arrived earlier than usual in the south and Central Highlands, with higher amounts of rain and stronger winds that resulted in more floods.
Hoang Thi Minh Hong’s release is vital for Vietnam’s energy transition
Vietnam has an instrumental role to play in ensuring a just, equitable response to climate change. But this cannot happen with climate leaders like Hong in jail.
Climate activist accused of tax evasion in Vietnam
Hoang Thi Minh Hong is the latest environmentalist to be accused of tax evasion by Vietnam’s government
Hydropower dams ease above dead storage level after rains
Water levels at all hydroelectric reservoirs across Vietnam have now climbed above the threshold for safe electricity generation thanks to rains.
Heavy rains, whirlwinds damage over 1,000 houses, leave 1 dead, 2 missing in Vietnam
Downpours, whirlwinds, and hail damaged and tore the roofs of over 1,000 houses in northern and central Vietnam on Monday, leaving one person in north-central Quang Binh Province and another in neighboring Quang Tri Province missing along with one in Quang Tri…
Vietnam prepares for arrival of Super Typhoon Noru
Vietnam’s northern and central provinces have been told to prepare for super typhoon Noru, which is heading in a northwest direction with wind speeds of up to 183km per hour.
Leading environmentalists decry crackdown on Vietnam climate activists
Letter from Goldman prize winners aims to block country’s bid to join UN’s human rights council over its jailing of campaigners.
Vietnam’s multi-pronged battle against climate change
The confluence of climate change, civil society and coal-fired plants places Vietnam’s power system at an inflection point.
Cattle die of cold in northern Vietnam
The cold spell that has hit northern Vietnam since last week has killed 1,000 buffaloes, cows and goats in some mountain provinces.
Adding substance to Vietnam’s climate commitments
In his speech at 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh announced that the country would aim for a net-zero emission target by 2050. With this move, Vietnam…
Woman receives nine cents in storm aid
A woman in the central province of Quang Nam spent an afternoon to access storm damage support, only to receive VND2,000 (9 US cents).
Vietnam reconsiders methane-emitting rice amid climate crisis
Country says it can no longer be ‘rice first’ as it urges farmers in Mekong Delta to change planting techniques or consider alternatives.
At COP26, Vietnam must stress peril of rising sea levels
In the Mekong Delta, a million hectares of land is regularly affected by flooding due to ocean tides.
Vietnam should walk the talk in climate actions
At least 50 million people in Vietnam will be exposed to the impacts of rising sea levels and more powerful tropical storms and typhoons, among other threats.
Harvesting white gold: Vietnam salt farmers amid climate change and COVID-19
Glimpses of salt harvesting life in Hon Khoi.
Climate change brings gains for some Vietnam farmers at a cost
Rising river salinity is forcing rice farmers to switch to lucrative shrimp but the move threatens fragile mangrove ecosystems.
Vietnam should expect heavy storms in September
10-13 storms could form in the East Sea this year, with around half expected to hit mainland Vietnam, meteorologists warned.