Environment

Temperatures in northern Vietnam are forecast to rise sharply to as high as 32 degrees Celsius before scattered showers return from early March.

A teenager in Danang has handed over a rare pangolin discovered in his family’s garden to local police, and the animal has since been released back into the wild.

A rare pygmy slow loris was rescued from a pack of dogs in Phan Thiet Ward, Lam Dong Province, before being released back into the wild.

Northern Vietnam is forecast to see sunny afternoons from February 28 to March 2, with temperatures ranging from 21 to 30 degrees Celsius, ending a recent period of rain and humidity.

Authorities in Quang Tri have handed over a small-clawed otter to the Cuc Phuong National Park and the Wildlife Rescue Centre in Vietnam for further care and rehabilitation.

Vietnamese skywatchers will have the chance to witness a total lunar eclipse on March 3, with the next one not expected for nearly three years.

Saltwater intrusion in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is forecast to advance nearly 60 kilometres inland in the coming days, heightening concerns over agriculture and freshwater supplies.

Camera traps have recorded 27 rare and wild animal species in the protected forest surrounding the My Son World Cultural Heritage site in Quang Ngai Province.

Crews in Hanoi are working through the night to dredge the Kim Nguu River, aiming to boost drainage capacity and curb pollution ahead of the rainy season.

HCM City could face extreme heat during the peak dry season, with temperatures forecast to reach 38-39 degrees Celsius in April, according to a regional weather official.

A stretch of seawater off Tam Quan Beach in Gia Lai Province turned reddish-brown on Tuesday, raising concerns among residents about possible environmental impacts.

Bao Lam 1 Commune Police in Lam Dong Province on Tuesday received a rare and endangered pangolin voluntarily handed over by a local resident.

For more than two decades, a man in the central province of Nghe An has preserved a three-hectare wetland amid rapid urbanisation, providing a refuge for thousands of white storks.

A resident in Lam Dong has handed over a rare Sunda pangolin listed in Vietnam’s Red Book after discovering the animal during the Lunar New Year holiday.

Gia Lai Province has approved a VND 2.67 trillion (USD 101.5 million) plan to upgrade downstream drainage systems to prevent a repeat of the historic floods that hit Quy Nhon in November last year.

Seven earthquakes struck Mang But and Mang Den communes in Quang Ngai Province overnight on Sunday and into early Monday, according to the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Centre.

Ho Chi Minh City has been gripped by scorching heat in recent days, with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius as residents bundle up to shield themselves from the sun.

Vietnam is unlikely to see tropical storms or depressions in the East Sea between February and April, according to the Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change.

Northern Vietnam is set to turn cold from February 18 as a fresh wave of cold air moves into the region, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has said.