Viet Nam to apply AI in early disaster forecast and warning
VGP - Viet Nam plans to use AI technology to enhance natural disaster forecast and waring for tropical cyclones in the East Sea, an official said.
AI will be used to forecast tropical cyclones ahead of the 2025 rainy and storm season, according to Hoang Duc Cuong, Director General of the Viet Nam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration (VNMHA).
In 2025, climate change and natural disasters are expected to evolve complicatedly in Viet Nam.
The number of cyclones and low pressure in the East Sea is forecast to be equivalent to the average rate over the past years (with 11-13 typhoons in the East Sea and 5-6 storms in inland).
Hot weather may also appear in the South and Central Highlands Region as usual from March; North West, North, Central Region from April and Northeast, Central coastal region from May. However, hot weather is forecast to become less harsh and long lasting in comparison with 2024. Severe cold will occur during the period from January to March 2025.
Saline intrusion in the Mekong Delta is projected to get worse in 2025 than the average rate of many years, from February to April 2025./.
