Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) released a list of areas with the longest lack of rain until mid-October 2023, Friday (13/10/2023).
Based on climate monitoring through 4093 rain observation posts in Indonesia, as many as 870 locations experienced the most extreme conditions on days without rain. According to BMKG, these 870 locations have not experienced rain for more than 60 days or two months.
Based on data uploaded by BMKG via its official Instagram account (@infobmkg), as many as 85 regions from 19 provinces in Indonesia have not had rain for more than two months. DKI Jakarta is a province where the entire municipality has never had rain in the last three months.
According to the BMKG Meteorological Drought Monitoring map, almost all areas on the island of Java are experiencing the most extreme conditions. Meanwhile, the region that has not experienced rain the longest is East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), namely for 166 days or more than five months.
The receding condition of the Katulampa Dam, Bogor, West Java, Wednesday (26/7/2023). Katulampa Dam continues to shrink. (CNBC Indonesia/Muhammad Sabki) Photo: The receding condition of the Katulampa Dam, Bogor, West Java, Wednesday (26/7/2023). Katulampa Dam continues to shrink. (CNBC Indonesia/Muhammad Sabki)
The receding condition of the Katulampa Dam, Bogor, West Java, Wednesday (26/7/2023). Katulampa Dam continues to shrink. (CNBC Indonesia/Muhammad Sabki)
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Photo: The receding condition of the Katulampa Dam, Bogor, West Java, Wednesday (26/7/2023). Katulampa Dam continues to shrink. (CNBC Indonesia/Muhammad Sabki)
The receding condition of the Katulampa Dam, Bogor, West Java, Wednesday (26/7/2023). Katulampa Dam continues to shrink. (CNBC Indonesia/Muhammad Sabki) |
“Be alert to the impact of lack of rain! Only 11 percent of the total number of Indonesian Season Zones have entered the rainy season and a total of 85 regions in 19 provinces have not had rain for more than two months,” wrote BMKG, Friday (13/10/2023).
“Be alert to agricultural drought, water scarcity, and land and forest fires,” continued BMKG.
The following are 19 areas with the longest lack of rain until mid-October 2023 according to BMKG data as of Tuesday (10/10/2023).
- South Sumatra
- Lampung
- Bangka Belitung
- West Java
- Banten
- DKI Jakarta
- Central Java
- In Yogyakarta
- East Java
- Bali
- Central Kalimantan
- South Kalimantan
- North Sulawesi
- South Sulawesi
- Southeast Sulawesi
- East Nusa Tenggara
- West Nusa Tenggara
- Maluku
- Papua
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