Plum flowers blossom early due to the abnormal weather

Plum flowers in Bac Ha, Lao Cai province, have blossomed nearly one month before the lunar New Year due to the warm weather, according to meteorological experts.
In the last two weeks, Villages in Bac Ha have become covered in the white colored plum flowers.
Travelers are flocking to Bac Ha to admire the blooms ahead of the usual Tet schedule.
However, weather experts, believe it is not a positive sign but instead a worrying signal of abnormal weather changes.
Experts said that between now and the lunar New Year (February 2010), the northern region will between up to two cold spells and the drought will prolong until March and April 2010.