Jakarta, The Indonesia Post – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) warned the public to be aware of the potential for heavy rain that could be accompanied by lightning and strong winds in several provinces in Indonesia on Saturday.
The BMKG weather early warning quoted in Jakarta, Saturday, BMKG predicts areas with the potential to experience moderate to heavy rains accompanied by lightning and strong winds in Aceh, Bangka Belitung, Banten, Bengkulu.
Then, DKI Jakarta, Gorontalo, Jambi, West Java, East Java, West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, Lampung, Maluku.
Then, Papua, West Papua, Riau, West Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, West Sumatra, North Sumatra and South Sumatra.
Head of BMKG Dwikorita Karnawati said the phenomenon of heavy rain and extreme weather that occurred throughout the 2022 dry season was an indication of the impact of climate change.
“BMKG also predicts that the dry season will occur with above-normal rain characteristics (wet drought) in some parts of Indonesia, while at the same time confirming the existence of climate deviations in 2022,” she said.
Until early August 2022, based on BMKG’s monitoring, it shows that as many as 257 seasonal zones (ZOM) in Indonesia have entered the dry season or 75 percent of the total 342 ZOM.
Referring to normally, at the beginning of August 99 percent of ZOM should have experienced the dry season. However, until the beginning of August 2022, the number of ZOM that has entered the dry season has only reached 75 percent, which indicates that some areas are experiencing delays in entering the dry season.
Meanwhile, rain analysis based on data from more than 3,000 observation points in Indonesia shows that in May, June and July, above normal (higher than normal) rain conditions occurred in more than 30 percent of Indonesia’s territory.
This above-normal rainy condition is predicted to continue in September and October with more than 50 percent of Indonesia experiencing above-normal monthly rainfall. (ojn/bbs)
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