Storm season is approaching!

Just one year ago, the Chanchu typhoon carpet took 264 fishermen's lives. And these days, two storms are " floating " in the Pacific Ocean .

1. The first storms of the 2007 hurricane season have appeared in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Ocean respectively. Recently, Akask stormed Bangladesh and Myanmar. Earlier, Hurricane Adrea caused floods in Miami (United States). For now, two potential depressions into storms are forming on the West Sea and the South Pacific. With the above data, it is clear that the signs of the new storm season are " floating " off the Philippines.

The updated study on the 2007 season by the British, Hong Kong, US, Japanese Meteorological Agency said that 95% of the early storm season in the Pacific basin occurred from the end of May to the beginning of June. This year the first Kong-Rey storm in the Pacific Northwest took place from the end of March! According to statistics, only one fifth of mid-season storms are likely to land in Vietnam but unfortunately, all storms from the beginning to the end of the season are directly dangerous to fishermen practicing on the sea.

2. Updates show that many fishermen are present from Hoang Sa archipelago to Dong Sa. Their ship is about 500 to 1,000 nautical miles from the mainland. Recently, some fishermen have returned from squid fishing area near Dong Sa. One of the fishermen who escaped Chanchu, Nguyen Cong Bay, who currently holds a car at Da Nang General Hospital, joined hands to "leave the sea" and now every time he remembers he still shivers. According to him, the most necessary action now is to be cautious about the sudden changes of the weather, the meteorology industry needs more long-term forecasts, the scenes

Two potential depressions into a Pacific storm (Photo: JTWC)

newspapers are more up-to-date on each of the seas, including those in the vicinity of the South China Sea, not just the 'heavy land side' forecast .

3. The coordination of information between the National Center for Hydrometeorology and the fisheries, agriculture and oil and gas sectors is extremely necessary to grasp the actual situation in rigs, fishing grounds and delivery channels. sea ​​clearance. A week ago, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Cong Thanh emphasized that in the 2007 flood and storm season, the National Center for Hydrometeorology must have breakthrough innovations in propaganda.

It is necessary to ensure that the two websites of the National Center and the Central Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting work stably in the flood season. These two web sites, besides providing information about weather forecasting, meteorological knowledge for the people, must also become effective feedback channels. Mr. Bui Minh Tang, Director of the Center for Forecasting of Hydrometeorology, predicted that this year, about 10 storms will appear on the East Sea, of which about 6 big storms directly affect Vietnam territory . Members of the Standing Office of the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Combat agreed to start from May 15 to the end of the rainy season, which will be available 24/24 hours a day.

4. The sea ​​is immense and tolerant but also full of insecurity and uncertainty. Fishermen 's ships are still vulnerable to water logging, they still communicate with the mainland by ICOM waves and coastal RADIOs, when the storms are not clear and when there are problems, there is no navigation device on the ship. Essential for quick search and rescue. Many fishermen dream, if supported by the state, exempt from taxation of satellite phones for each fleet, they will catch more squid and of course limit to the minimum of human losses. and of, especially in this hurricane season.

Dang Ngoc Khoa