Illustration Due to the influence of intense and especially intense heat, combined with low humidity in the air and the southwest wind causing a strong blowing effect, there is a high risk of fire and explosion in residential areas. due to the high demand for electricity and the high risk of forest fires in the central provinces. In addition, the hot sun can also cause dehydration, exhaustion, heat stroke for the human body when exposed to high temperatures for a long time. Weather in regions on June 18: North West: Hot and sunny days, especially hot in some places; Showers and thunderstorms in the evening and night. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind. The highest temperature is 36-39 degrees, some places are over 40 degrees; only Lai Chau – Dien Bien 31-34 degrees. The lowest temperature is 25-28 degrees, some places are below 24 degrees. North East: The day is hot and sunny, and there are places where it is especially hot. The highest temperature is 36-39 degrees, some places are over 39 degrees; the lowest 27-30 degrees. Hanoi: The day is hot and sunny, especially in some places. The highest temperature is 37-39 degrees, some places are over 39 degrees; the lowest 28-30 degrees. Thanh Hoa – Thua Thien Hue: The day is hot and especially hot. The highest temperature is 37-40 degrees, some places are over 40 degrees; the lowest is 26-29 degrees, some places are over 29 degrees. Da Nang to Binh Thuan: On hot sunny days, the North has intense heat, some places are especially hot; Showers and thunderstorms in the evening and night. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind. The highest temperature in the North is 36-39 degrees, in some places over 39 degrees; South 34-37 degrees. The lowest temperature is 26-29 degrees. Highlands: Sunny day, afternoon showers and scattered thunderstorms. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong winds. Highest temperature 30-33 degrees; the lowest 21-24 degrees. Southern: Sunny day, afternoon showers and scattered thunderstorms. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind. The highest temperature 32-35 degrees; lowest 24-27 degrees. In HCMC and Can Tho it is 34 degrees.

Veraverbeke, an Earth scientist at Vrije University in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, said the satellite had captured images of “zombie fires” – which are remnants of a great fire from the previous year. When people thought they had handled the fire, they still “survived” silently underground for a whole year, waiting through the winter to flare up again. Zombie fires have broken out many times over the past decades and tend to happen more and more often. (Photo: National Geographic) Zombie fires have broken out many times over the past decades and tend to happen more and more often. Mr. Veraverbeke’s team found that their occurrence is strongly linked to climate change. The fact that the summer is getting hotter and longer with a series of large fires increases the rate of spawning zombie fires. The proliferation of these “zombies” shows that the Arctic is changing rapidly under the influence of climate, and is a warning bell for more serious disasters in the future. The fact that the summer is getting hotter and longer with a series of large fires increases the rate of spawning zombie fires. (Image: Getty Images) Hibernation in peat More than 16,187 square kilometers of the Arctic is covered with peat, which stores an estimated 415 billion tons of carbon, equal to the total amount of carbon found in all trees on Earth. As summer approaches, fires formed by lightning strikes or humans will burn directly above the peat above ground. “ These are ancient soils. Peat in Siberia is really very old ,” said Jessica McCarty, an Arctic scientist at the University of Miami, Ohio. Once peat is ignited, they can provide a medium for a fire to smolder underground long after the surface fire is extinguished. Fires sustained by peat can burn for days, weeks, months, even years. When the right time comes, they will once again flare up into great fires, like undead zombies. “ Peat has everything a fire needs to sustain itself. Fires can burn quite strong enough to last through the winter. They’ll essentially ‘hibernate’ until next spring, when the snow melts and gives a chance for fires to flare up in the ground.” , said researcher Rebecca Scholten from VU Amsterdam. Once peat is ignited, they can provide a medium for a long smoldering underground fire. (Photo: Sentinel Hub) What’s different about fire in the Arctic? From 2000 to 2010, fires consumed more than 50% of the Arctic every year. Over the next 10 years, the annual fire area continued to increase, especially in Alaska. Through the data, scientists found that the current frequency of fires in the Arctic is the highest since the first forest formed in this area about 3,000 years ago, maybe even the highest in 10,000 years. by. Wildfires in the Arctic produce more carbon than places like California or Europe, because the subsoil under high-latitude forests is often made up of old, carbon-rich peat. In 2020, the Arctic fires released nearly 250 megatons of carbon dioxide, about half the carbon emitted by humans in a year in Australia and about 2.5 times more than the record-breaking 2020 bushfires. in California. Climate Change Zombie fires have long been known to experts. In 1941, a man-made fire along a railroad in Alaska consumed almost everything within a 1,600 square kilometer radius around it. By May 1942, the fire “revived” and burned about 1,200 square kilometers. But scientists haven’t been able to determine whether these zombie fires are well documented, or if they occur more frequently as the Arctic climate warms rapidly. They think the second case is very likely. “ We’ll definitely see more of them (zombie fires) based on what I’ve seen in 30 years of observation and consultation (other experts) ,” said Randi Jandt, a fire ecologist at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Jandt cited the great fire that burned more than 10,000 square kilometers in Alaska in 2019. Fire crews had to work around the clock to prevent the fire from spreading. But when they thought the disaster was over, the fire flared up again the following spring, just as the snow had melted. “ Just now you observe that the area is completely white of snow, but only two days later, the fire suddenly broke out in that very place. ,” said Mark Parrington, a researcher at the Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service, describing the 2020 zombie fire in Alaska. Mr. Parrington said the frequency of fires in recent years in Alaska, Siberia and northern Canada have all increased sharply. “ In the past, firefighting in the Arctic didn’t get much attention because fires were rare, but that’s changing rapidly.” , said researcher Parrington. Wildfires in the Arctic produce more carbon than places like California or Europe. (Photo: Esquire Middle East) Another concern is how many zombie fires are buried underground, waiting to create a new disaster. Scientists say underground fires in the underground peat layer grow very slowly, only about 100 times faster than hair, so the possibility that fires from many years are still accumulating under the ground can be ruled out. land. Therefore, researchers only study fires in the past year. However, the increasing severity of fires shows that climate change is making the situation worse. The hot summer produces large fires that burn until the end of the season, and remnants of those are more likely to last through the winter. In the North West of the Arctic, zombie fires typically flare up every six of the hottest summers. In the summer of the cooler years, no zombie fire will make it through the next winter. “ There is a clear relationship between zombie fires and high temperatures and fire zones. That relationship pattern is only likely to intensify for the worse in the future, as climate change increases the likelihood of fires in the Arctic. “, said scientist Scholten.

Cleio Junior, a firefighter at the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Natural Resources, discovered a dead anteater while he was on a fire control mission near the Amazonas state. Photo: Reuters. The above data is based on the research results of MAAP when conducting the analysis of very high resolution satellite images and data, recorded in the territories of all countries in the Amazon Delta, including Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guyana and Surinam. Accordingly, the Amazon’s primary forest area lost in the past year alone is equivalent to that of the Central American nation of El Salvador. The countries with the most loss of Amazon primary forests in 2020 are Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador, respectively. Still according to the MAAP, more than 65% of deforestation of the entire Amazon region in 2020 was recorded in Brazil. South America’s largest country by acreage has lost a total of 1.5 million hectares of forest in the past year, up more than 13% from the year before. The area of ​​deforestation in Brazil is nearly twice the size of Puerto Rico and is mainly concentrated in the south of the country. Meanwhile, the deforestation area in Bolivia in 2020 amounted to a record 240,000 hectares, mainly due to the fires occurring in the Southeast of the country that destroyed the forests in the ecosystems. Chiquitano and Chaco slices. In the case of Peru, the country lost 190,000 hectares of primary forest last year, up 18% from 2019 and also a record number. The main cause of deforestation in Peru is attributed to the burning of forests for arable land. Since mid-2019, data from the early warning satellite system showed that the deforestation rate in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil tended to increase, to the fastest in a decade. According to the Brazilian Institute of Aerospace Research (INPE), the alarm system recorded forest deforestation in May up to 739 km2. This is higher than the 550 square kilometers recorded in May 2018, and twice as high as the area of ​​forest that was destroyed two years ago. According to the head of INPE, Claudio Almeida, 2019 is a “bad year” for the Amazon. As the country with the most area of ​​Amazon, but Brazil is also the country with the most forest loss in 2018 with nearly 16,187 km2. The main reason is due to deforestation for livestock, soybean cultivation and mining. According to the data of Mapbiomas – a research project on the disappearance of protective forest areas in the Amazon forest, in the last 30 years there has been 953,000 hectares of lost forest including protected areas, lands indigenous and inland lands. It is recognized that this figure is equivalent to 6 times the size of the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest city and South America. The results of Mapbiomas add that, excluding protection forests, the Amazon forest area destroyed in the past 30 years has reached 39.8 million hectares, equivalent to 19% of the total natural forest area ever existed. in 1985. Satellite imagery also shows that 84% of the lost area of ​​the world’s largest rainforest has become agricultural land, including pastures and pastures. farmyard. In early December 2020, the European Union (EU) envoy to Brazil, Ambassador Ignacio Ybanez said, until Brazil has not committed to preventing deforestation of the Amazon, the Free Trade Agreement between the EU and the South American Common Market (Mercosur) will not be approved by the parliament of the EU member states to come into force. This happens when the world is concerned about the “green lung of the Earth” that is Amazon being burned more and more. The EU Embassy in Brazil mentioned the deforestation of the Amazon and participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change. In fact, the Amazon wildfire is already at an alarming rate. It not only affects a few countries but is also global because it is the largest forest in the world with immeasurable value.

The blooming forest flowers along the Ta Ma stream attracted many tourists to visit Recently, hundreds of ancient forest sites that naturally grow beside Ta Ma stream more than 1 km long flowing through Ha Ri village suddenly bloom with bunches of yellow, orange and red flowers covering the canopy, creating a frame. beautiful scene. Thanks to that, the peaceful village has become unusually bustling when there are thousands to tens of thousands of tourists every day flocking to see the flowers of the forest. Many groups of tourists come to Ta Ma stream to visit, organize meals and litter indiscriminately In order to ensure the environmental sanitation for this emerging tourist destination, the local government has put up many warning signs with the contents: “No littering”, “Say no to littering indiscriminately”, “Do not throw garbage public places “… along Ta Ma stream. However, after each day when tourists leave, the Ta Ma stream area is littered with domestic waste, such as plastic bags, plastic bottles, food containers, beer cans, soft drink cans … Not only organizing food, many groups of tourists also group the kitchen and grill food, making Ta Ma stream area potentially more at risk of forest fire. Not only that, many groups of tourists also group the kitchen, grill food near the trees of the forest and other ancient trees. Fire from the grill has burned many stems, flowers and leaves, seriously affecting the environmental landscape around the Ta Ma stream and potentially many forest fires. Mr. Nguyen Hong Quang, Chairman of Vinh Hiep Commune People’s Committee, said that the current number of tourists visiting Ta Ma stream is too crowded, with the peak on weekends up to tens of thousands of people. Therefore, the local government has encountered many difficulties in maintaining security and order, protecting the natural environment. The people and youth union members of Vinh Hiep commune often have to clean up garbage caused by tourists indiscriminately “In order to keep the environment and clean water sources for Ta Ma stream, we have mobilized the force of youth union officials and union members in the commune to regularly clean up the environment, and at the same time propagate to tourists to improve. awareness of keeping the general hygiene, protecting the landscape At the same time, encouraging tourists not to light fires, limiting bringing fresh food to the stream area However, due to too many tourists, many people lack Consciousness makes it difficult to completely eliminate the above problems “- Mr. Quang said. The following are pictures of youth union members and people of Vinh Hiep commune “fighting themselves” to collect rubbish at Ta Ma stream tourist site, due to many tourists visiting indiscriminately:

1. What kind of animal has the terrible wildfire disaster in Australia in 2019 killed in total 30%? Icon Kangaroo Icon Koala Icon Squirrel The correct answer is answer B: The terrible wildfire disaster is unprecedented in Australian history, causing serious damage to people and property as well as devastating wildlife. Forest fire broke out from November 2019, to January 7, 2020, burned more than 8 million hectares of land, more than 1,800 houses and thousands of other facilities, at least 25 people were killed. According to statistics, nearly 500 million animals, including 8,000 koalas (Koala bears – 30% of all koalas in Australia) have died because they could not escape from the ‘sea of ​​fire’. 2. Estimated, how many wildfires were recorded in Brazil during the first 8 months of 2019? Icon Nearly 69,000 cases Icon Nearly 79,000 cases Icon Nearly 89,000 cases The correct answer is B: Nearly 79,000 wildfires were recorded in Brazil during the first eight months of 2019, the highest since 2013, and half of them occurred in the Amazon forest, where it is considered ‘ the planet’s green lungs. According to the National Institute of Space Research in Brazil, on August 23 and 24 alone, there were more than 1,600 new fires continuing to break out in the Amazon. Wildfires affect the lives of more than 30 million people living near the Amazon rainforest. The Amazon is declining with deforestation momentum and the immediate aftermath of the Amazon wildfires is that huge amounts of CO2 will be released. This destruction greatly affects the ecological diversity of humans and organisms around the world. 3. The great fire in Tokyo city (Japan) in 1923 caused 142,000 deaths from where? Icon Earthquake Icon Short-circuit Icon Flood The correct answer is answer A: The cause of the fire stemmed from the Kanto earthquake of magnitude about 8 Richter. The earthquake struck at noon on Saturday, September 1, 1923, while many families were cooking lunch, causing fires to break out all over the city. Strong winds blowing in from an offshore storm made the fire burst into a fierce storm of fire. Due to frequent earthquakes in Japan, houses at that time were built mostly of wood. The earthquake caused another tsunami that swept ashore from outside Tokyo Bay. These factors combined caused massive devastation, killing 142,000 people, destroying 570,000 houses and leaving 1.9 million people in a dire and ground. 4. How many people died in the 1949 Zhenjiang City Fire in Jiangsu Province (China)? Icon 7,000 people Icon 8,000 people Icon 9,000 people The correct answer is the answer A: On September 3, 1949, in the small city of Zhenjiang (with a specialty of the world famous Tieu vinegar), there was a big fire. The cause is unknown, but about 7,000 residents died. 5. Great fire in the city of San Francisco (USA) in 1906 is said to be the most damaged property in history? Icon It’s correct Icon Wrong The correct answer is answer A: This fire was included in the Guinness World Record book for causing the most damage to property in history. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in the early morning of April 18, 1906, causing a large fire that lasted for three days. Earthquakes and fires destroyed 80% of the city, with 25,000 buildings collapsed and killing 3,000 people. The rescuers’ use of explosives to knock down buildings to create a ring to prevent the spread of fire made the situation worse. It is estimated that about 50% of buildings collapsed in the fire were caused by explosives. The value of physical assets damaged up to 350 million dollars in 1906 prices, equivalent to the total national budget of the United States at that time (about 6.9 billion dollars at present times). 6. How many people died in the Great Fire in London (England) in 1212? Icon 1,000 Icon 2,000 Icon 3,000 The correct answer is answer C: The capital of England is famous for having suffered the most fires. From 1130-1666, a total of 6 major fires occurred in this city. The fire in 1212 alone was the deadliest in British history, with 3,000 people dying and burning a third of the city. In 1666, London City suffered another fire. The fire burned for 3 days from September 2 to September 5, 1666, but fortunately did not cause much damage to people (only about a dozen people died), but burned 13,200 houses, causing 70,000 people to fall. homeless scene. 7. What was the fire at Companía de Jesus church in Santiago (Chile) in 1863? Icon A candle fell Icon Cigarette ashes Icon A sheep was lit on a church lighter by a lighter The correct answer is the answer A: The fire at Companía de Jesus Church, Santiago (Chile) in 1863 This is the most devastating fire in the history of the capital of Chile. On the evening of December 8, 1863, a large number of parishioners went to Compania de Jesus Church to attend the great feast of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception. Inside the church is illuminated with many oil lamps and candles, the walls are full of decorative veils. The fire broke out at 7:00 p.m., a gust of wind spilled a candle, igniting the wall veil. The fire spread throughout the church. Since the side doors have been locked to allow room for the attendees, the only way out is the main door. In the panic, people have jostled and pushed to escape, so they blocked this exit. By the time the firefighters broke through the doors, it was too late. Up to 2,500 people were killed in the fire. Result Please work harder! point

Check the humidity at the foot of the forest of U Minh National Park in the morning of April 15.

At noon April 15, the sudden rain lasted about 10:30 a.m. to 13 p.m., helping to cool down the hot sun on the forest stands of U Minh low-cut cajuput forest.

It is also a rare unseasonal rain from the beginning of the dry season 2020-2021 up to now in Ca Mau. Rain lowers the hot summer noon heat, increases humidity and adds a significant amount of water to canals and ditches in the forest stand of Ca Mau Melaleuca forest. But according to the force that is directly in charge of the “fire watch” task in the dry season, the off-season rain often has lightning that causes the forest fire, but it is very difficult to fight the fire and extinguish the fire, because the tree trunk and leaves have been cleared of dust.

The possibility of lightning causing fire is also a concern of the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People’s Council of Ca Mau province Nguyen Tien Hai, during a visit to the inspection of forest fire prevention and fighting (FPF) in the forest stand of U Minh Ha Melaleuca forest. on the morning of April 15.

Talking with forest owners in U Minh, Provincial Party Secretary cited many fires caused by lightning at the beginning of the rainy season. Therefore, the forest owners must not ignore and lose their guard against the early rains of the season. “Fire is caused by humans, we can be prevented by good control, but due to lightning, we can only detect it in time to extinguish, prevent big fires from happening” – Secretary of the Ca Mau Provincial Party Committee noted and requested the ” forest owners ”need to be more professional in forest management and protection. Specifically, in 2022, at all costs, the forest management and protection units in U Minh must install specialized cameras (magic eyes), and at the same time purchase unmanned aerial vehicles for monitoring and management. forest management and protection, as well as forest fire prevention and fighting.

Out-of-season rain increases the risk of fire in the stand of Ca Mau Melaleuca forest.

Up to the present time, the entire forest stand of Ca Mau Melaleuca forest has been drought, the risk of forest fire at any time. Among them, level IV fire alarms (dangerous level) are more than 19,480 ha and grade V (extremely dangerous level) is nearly 8,000 ha, accounting for more than 61% of the total area of ​​the stand.

Areas with level 5 fire alarm forests are concentrated in: The Melaleuca forest part of U Minh Ha Forestry Company Limited; U Minh Ha National Park; Ca Mau Agricultural Seed Center; The wartime headquarters of the Military Command of Ca Mau province; forest stand in the communes of Nguyen Phich, Khanh An, Khanh Lam, Khanh Thuan … of U Minh district. The most worrying of forest owners is that the heat continues to be fierce, causing water under canals to evaporate faster, and there is a possibility that there will be a shortage of fire fighting water if a big fire occurs in some areas of the forest stand of Ca Mau Melaleuca forest.