LAO CAI – Early on the morning of December 21, frost-covered a thin white layer on top of Fansipan, due to the influence of cold air with -9 degrees Celsius.
The temperature dropped, and ice started to form in the area around Mount Fansipan on the night of December 20. By 6 a.m. on December 21, a layer of ice about 2 cm thick covered the wooden floor and the railing on the top area and surrounding vegetation.
According to Mr. Nguyen Xuan Chien, Director of Sun World Fansipan Legend, the lowest temperature in the night is -9 degrees Celsius. At the top of Fansipan, the temperature in these days ranges from 5 to 15 degrees C in the daytime and decreases. below 0 degrees at night.
The ice phenomenon usually appears in winter, from November to February next year. This is the 4th time in a year that this phenomenon has been recorded on the roof of Indochina, but more frost and thicker.
“Ice and snow this year appear earlier than previous years,” said Giang Seo Nha, a security officer who has worked for four years in the mountain-top area. This year, the first frost came from late October.
Nghiem Hung, a resident of Sa Pa, said the weather had turned cold in the town, but there was no frost. The temperature is 2 – 8 degrees Celsius, it is foggy with drizzle.
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