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Mean annual rainfall in the country ranges from 700 to 5,000 mm (28 to 197 in) although most places in Vietnam receive between 1,400 and 2,400 mm (55 and 94 in). [1]: 33 Bạch Mã National Park is the wettest place in Vietnam, which annual precipitation is 3,500 mm (140 in) and up to 8,000 mm (310 in) at the 1,448-metres tall summit. [13]
Although the amount of water is comparably high, the distribution is uneven in time and in space. The rainy season lasts 4–5 months and during this time 75-85% of the total volume of precipitation occurs. The water availability in Vietnam is supposed to be 830-840 billion m 3 annually from which approximately 37% is generated on Vietnamese ...
August 20, 2000 – Tropical Storm Kaemi makes landfall in Vietnam, killing 17 people, injuring 4, and causing US$7.14 million of damage in the nation. [8] August 7, 2008 — Tropical Storm Kammuri (Bão số 4) moved over the extreme northern provinces of Vietnam, killing 127 people in total, with 34 people missing due to flooding and ...
Chloe Dao, fashion designer, winner of Project Runway Season 2; Chau Bui, influential media figure in Vietnam and the region; H'Hen Niê, represented Vietnam at Miss Universe 2018 and placed in the top 5. [1] Nguyễn Công Trí, Vietnamese fashion designer. Thảo Nhi Lê, Vietnamese-German model and fashion entrepreneur.
The highest recorded rainfall in a single year was 22,987 mm (904.9 in) in 1861. The 38-year average at Mawsynram, Meghalaya, India is 11,873 mm (467.4 in). [27] Lower rainfall maxima are found on the Mediterranean and Black Sea coasts of Turkey and the mountains of Tajikistan.
The main contributor to the country's emissions is fossil fuel combustion, which accounted for about 60% of greenhouse gas emissions in 2014. [3] As of 2018, the electricity sector accounted for 48% of Vietnam's CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion, industry for 28%, transport 16%, the residential sector 4%, the commercial sector 3%, and agriculture 1%. [3]
A visualisation of the South Asian Monsoon based on the Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Station data (CHIRPS) 30+ year quasi-global rainfall dataset, analysed and visualised using Google Earth Engine. Annual average monsoon precipitation in India over 110 years. The long-term average has been 899 millimeters of precipitation. [1]
It belongs to Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration (VMHA) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment with authority to issue forecasting/warning information for weather, climate, hydrology, water resource, marine weather (i.e. hydro-meteorology) and provide hydro-meteorology services. [1]