BMKG Weather Forecast: Beware Of Potential Heavy Rain And Strong Winds In Some Areas On Tuesday 28 December

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reminded the public to be aware of the potential for heavy rain that could be accompanied by lightning and strong winds in a number of areas in Indonesia on Tuesday. forecasting areas that have the potential to experience moderate to heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds, such as Bali, Bengkulu, Banten, DKI Jakarta. In addition, Gorontalo, West Java, East Java, West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, North Kalimantan , Lampung, Maluku, North Maluku, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, West Papua, Papua, West Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, West Sumatra and South Sumatra. Previously, the Head of BMKG Dwikorita Karnawati emphasized the importance of water management in dealing with extreme weather due to climate change.

He said the government needs to prepare various scenarios from the lowest risk to the worst scenario with very high risk, because extreme weather patterns in Indonesia are now much more common than in previous years. tropical cyclones like Indonesia. However, during the last 10 years the occurrence of tropical cyclones has become more frequent. This condition shows that the impact of climate change is real," he said. appeared and formed in the territory of Indonesia. Lastly, Tropical Cyclone Seroja which caused flash floods and landslides in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) in April 2021.