BMKG Urges Residents To Be Alert To Facing The Peak Of The Rainy Season January-February 2021

Residents doing activities against a background of black clouds in the Setu Cikaret area, Bogor Regency (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - People are asked to remain calm and be aware of the impact of the peak rainy season which is predicted to occur in January-February 2021. If they do not attack, residents are asked to remain indoors.

This was the statement by the Head of the Meteorological BMKG Citeko Station, Cisarua, Bogor Regency, West Java, Asep Firman Ilahi, in Bogor, Friday, January 8.

"Responding to extreme weather changes, it is hoped that the public will remain calm and alert. Share information with the community, not to do activities outside the home if it is not urgent," said Asep.

Rain with moderate to heavy intensity often causes small to medium scale disturbances. These disturbances can be in the form of slippery roads that have the potential for vehicle accidents, then puddles that interfere with the smooth flow of transportation and reduce visibility.

"There are also serious disturbances in the form of heavy river flow, landslides and landslides or rocks on the highlands, floods that inundate parts of roads and settlements and other disturbances that pose a medium-scale risk of economic, social and health loss," said Asep.

Rain with light to moderate intensity is predicted to occur until the end of January 2021, BMKG even predicts the peak will occur at the end of January to early February.

"This is due to the flow of air masses that are still dominated by western winds, the Java Sea area has become the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) area which has resulted in massive cloud growth in this region," he said.

In addition, the results of the monitoring by BMKG show that unfavorable weather phenomena have occurred recently. This is because the La Nina weather phenomenon is still happening and it is predicted that it will last until April-June 2021.