Announcing a map of climate change impacts in Southeast Asia

The UK Embassy has just published a Google Earth map of the impact of climate change when global temperatures rise to 40C (40C map) in Southeast Asia, which has been built by the British Meteorological Agency. accomplished.

Dr Chris Gordon, in charge of the Agency's science, technology and environment, said the map 40C helps viewers to know the impact of climate change on the region they live in and compare with other regions. other in the world.

Dr. Antony Stokes, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the UK
and Northern Ireland in Vietnam donated the hard copy of the 40C map for
Prof. Dr. Tran Thuc, Director of the Institute of Hydrometeorology and Environment

According to experts, Southeast Asia is a region heavily affected by climate change because it is located in a low-lying area of ​​the world, people depend heavily on agriculture and natural resources, the level of poverty is quite good. high. When the global average temperature increases by 40C, the mean sea level may rise to 80cm by the end of the 21st century, in which the sea level in the Mekong Delta region will increase by 65cm. This increase may submerge the most low-lying area of ​​the Mekong Delta. It can also increase the risk of saline intrusion and damage crops due to storms and floods.

Sharing at the map announcement Dr. Antony Stokes, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland in Vietnam said that we absolutely have the right to hope that the temperature rise of 40C will not happen. However, it depends on our own perception. If we stay still, the increase of 40C is not the maximum value but even the temperature may be even higher.

On this occasion, the UK Embassy also presented a hard copy of the map to a number of Vietnamese agencies such as the Institute of Hydrometeorology and Environment, the Department of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change, the University. natural science (VNU) .

To see the map, download Google Earth and use Google Earth to view the map at: http://www.fco.gov.uk/google-earth-4degrees.kml. Click on the 'radio' button in the 'Temporary places' section to view the map of Southeast Asia.