Most of provinces and cities nationwide have recorded ultraviolet levels of “high” and “very high” risk of harm on May 27, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
Hanoi (VNA) – Most of provinces and cities nationwide have recorded ultravioletlevels of “high” and “very high” risk of harm on May 27, according to the NationalCentre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
The UV indexwas at highly hazardous levels between 11am and 2pm in such cities as Ha Long (QuangNinh province) 9.4, Hai Phong 9.4, Hanoi 8.4, Hue (Thua Thien-Hue province) 9.4,Da Nang 9.8, Hoi An (Quang Nam province) 9.6; Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa province)8.4; Ho Chi Minh City 8.5, Can Tho 7.7, and Ca Mau (Ca Mau province) 9.6.
The UV indexwill remain “high” and “very high” (7.0 - 10.0) nationwide from May 28 to 30,the centre said.
On the UV index scale, 2.5 - 5.4 is the moderatelevel, 5.5 - 7.4 high, and 7.5 - 10.4 very high.
At the “veryhigh” level, UV rays can cause sunburn if the skin is continuously and unprotectedlyexposed to the sun for 25 minutes.
If theindex is 10.5 or over – “extremely high”, the body is at risk of skin injuriesor eye burns after about 15 minutes of unprotected sun exposure./.
After three years of the La Nina weather pattern which is the other phase of ENSO, the El Nino phenomenon is likely to return in Vietnam in late May or early June, with a probability of up to 80%, and this phenomenon may last into early 2024, according to Nguyen Van Huong, head of the Weather Forecasting Department, National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).
Almost all localities across Vietnam on May 24 experienced a dangerous level of ultraviolet (UV) rays, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.
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Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) 
