JAKARTA, March 26 (Reuters) - Indonesia's climate c
JAKARTA, March 26 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s climate company has predicted a delayed arrival of the dry season this yr with La Nina climate situations seen lasting till Might in most elements of the nation, with a danger of utmost moist climate in some areas.
Some a part of Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi islands, in addition to Papua, ought to begin seeing a transition into the dry season in Might, whereas some areas on the island of Borneo could solely see the dry season begin in June, Indonesia’s Meteorology and Geophysics company (BMKG) stated in an announcement late on Thursday.
In April and Might, throughout this transitional interval, the company warned that excessive rain and wind might happen.
Heavy rainfall has already brought about flooding and lethal landslides in elements of Indonesia in current months.
If excessive rain quantity persists this yr, it might additionally threaten the nation’s rice manufacturing, which usually enters the harvest season round April.
In the meantime, BMKG stated native authorities nonetheless ought to take measures in opposition to forest fireplace regardless of predicting the dry season this yr shall be much less intense in comparison with 2015 and 2019, when the Southeast Asian nation skilled large forest fires that value the financial system billions of {dollars}.
“When coming into the dry season, it’s vital to concentrate on the potential for forest fires, particularly within the Riau, Kalimantan and Papua areas as a result of they may have an effect on flights as a consequence of haze,” the BKMG assertion stated.
(Reporting by Bernadette Christina Munthe, Fransiska Nangoy Enhancing by Ed Davies)
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