Indonesia Weather Warning: Major Disasters Ahead
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Indonesia Weather Warning: Major Disasters Ahead
Nurfika Osman& Dofa Fasila | October 05, 2010
Jakarta. Meteorological authorities have raised the red flag for natural disasters in the country following recent extreme weather events.
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said on Monday that most parts of the country were currently experiencing torrential rains, strong winds, high waves and flooding.
Though heavy rains are common at this time of year, “everything is stronger than normal,” said Sri Woro Harijono, the BMKG chairwoman.
“The sea temperature is one degree Celsius higher than it should be, and this is causing high waves,” she said following a meeting that included officials from the home affairs and environment ministries and the National Council on Climate Change.
Agung Laksono, the coordinating minister for people’s welfare, said extreme weather could persist until the end of the rainy season in February.
He said extreme weather could cause food security problems, adding that his ministry has asked regional administrations to warn farmers about the dangers of extreme weather to their crops.
“We have also urged all governors and heads of districts in the country to take anticipatory steps against extreme weather that may cause natural disasters such as floods and landslides,” he said.
Agung said that strong coordination among various stakeholders and institutions was needed to minimize casualties and property damage.
“A meeting of the related parties is expected soon, in time for us to begin taking appropriate measures later this month,” he said, adding that the Home Affairs Ministry would issue memos urging regional administrations to be on alert.
Sri Woro said the BMKG would keep providing weather updates and alerts to all regional administrations.
“We have 179 weather stations across all 33 provinces in the country, so we’ll always have updated weather forecasts and other information,” she said.
She said the BMKG could also warn about potential disturbances to flights because it had weather stations at all airports. She stressed, however, that the agency could only “give predictions.”
Meanwhile, the Jakarta administration said it had already acted on the BMKG’s recommendations and was coordinating with the police, military, community and religious leaders on preventive measures.
Deputy Governor Prijanto said it was essential to have enough armed forces personnel on standby to help deal with floods.
He assured the public that with five tons of rice stockpiled in each of the five municipalities, “we can hold out against food insecurity due to extreme weather for up to six months.”
Indonesia Weather Warning: Major Disasters Ahead
Nurfika Osman& Dofa Fasila | October 05, 2010
Jakarta. Meteorological authorities have raised the red flag for natural disasters in the country following recent extreme weather events.
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said on Monday that most parts of the country were currently experiencing torrential rains, strong winds, high waves and flooding.
Though heavy rains are common at this time of year, “everything is stronger than normal,” said Sri Woro Harijono, the BMKG chairwoman.
“The sea temperature is one degree Celsius higher than it should be, and this is causing high waves,” she said following a meeting that included officials from the home affairs and environment ministries and the National Council on Climate Change.
Agung Laksono, the coordinating minister for people’s welfare, said extreme weather could persist until the end of the rainy season in February.
He said extreme weather could cause food security problems, adding that his ministry has asked regional administrations to warn farmers about the dangers of extreme weather to their crops.
“We have also urged all governors and heads of districts in the country to take anticipatory steps against extreme weather that may cause natural disasters such as floods and landslides,” he said.
Agung said that strong coordination among various stakeholders and institutions was needed to minimize casualties and property damage.
“A meeting of the related parties is expected soon, in time for us to begin taking appropriate measures later this month,” he said, adding that the Home Affairs Ministry would issue memos urging regional administrations to be on alert.
Sri Woro said the BMKG would keep providing weather updates and alerts to all regional administrations.
“We have 179 weather stations across all 33 provinces in the country, so we’ll always have updated weather forecasts and other information,” she said.
She said the BMKG could also warn about potential disturbances to flights because it had weather stations at all airports. She stressed, however, that the agency could only “give predictions.”
Meanwhile, the Jakarta administration said it had already acted on the BMKG’s recommendations and was coordinating with the police, military, community and religious leaders on preventive measures.
Deputy Governor Prijanto said it was essential to have enough armed forces personnel on standby to help deal with floods.
He assured the public that with five tons of rice stockpiled in each of the five municipalities, “we can hold out against food insecurity due to extreme weather for up to six months.”
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