BMKG: Fog In Palembang Is Not The Impact Of Forest And Land Fires

The traffic atmosphere of Palembang City (ANTARA/Yudi Abdullah/23)

PALEMBANG - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) explained that the fog that occurred in Palembang City, South Sumatra in the last few days, especially in the morning, was not the impact of forest and land fires (karhutla).

"The fog felt by the people in Palembang and its surroundings is not smoke due to forest and land fires, the fog phenomenon arises due to water vapor," said BMKG BMKG Observation and Information Coordinator SMB II Palembang Sinta Andayani as reported by ANTARA, Friday, August 18.

He explained that the fog phenomenon arises due to water vapor formed at cold points on the earth's surface which then mixes with pollutants.

In the fog phenomenon, there is some content of pollutants particles, therefore the phenomenon cannot be considered as pure fog.

"Based on weather observations, the fog phenomenon that occurs in Palembang and surrounding areas causes a decrease in visibility but is still relatively safe for flights and other community activities," he said.

In the last few days the visibility in Palembang City has ranged from 2,500 to 5,000 meters, this condition is still in the safe category.

"The phenomenon of fog tends to appear before morning, when the temperature is coldest on the earth's surface and the humidity reaches the highest level," he said.

"This makes water vapor saturated and forms solid water points known as fog," he said.

The fog slowly disappeared as the sun heated the earth's surface, said Sinta.