Sizzle puzzle: how Vietnam's hottest locations came to be

Few people are seen on the streets at noon in Quang Tri's Dong Ha Town, June 27, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Hoang Tao

Three central provinces – Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Quang Tri – have been experiencing record high temperatures of up to 43 degrees Celsius. Several factors have come together to make this happen.

Nghe An's Tuong Duong, Ha Tinh's Huong Khue and Quang Tri's Dong Ha districts have been the hottest locations for the last few years. Towards the end of June and in early July, the mercury climbed to at least 35 degrees Celsius for weeks in these districts.

These days, as early as 9 a.m., the asphalt in Dong Ha is a hot pan on which the proverbial egg can be fried. People are generally quickening their pace to get away from the streets to some form of shade.

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