Rainfall Peaks in January, Temperatures to Rise After
Head of BMKG Dwikorita Karnawati explains the causes behind recent extreme weather and predicted drought as well as forest and land fires in 2023.
Abdul Manan
January 9, 2023
INDONESIA experienced the ‘triple-dip’ La Niña, a 23-year cycle when the rainy season continues for three years. According to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the ‘triple-dip’ began in 2020, meaning, the rainy season would have concluded in 2022. An advantage for Indonesia: land and forest fires have subsided and the country managed to suppress greenhouse gas emissions.
But the ceaseless
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