Drought Begins To Hit In 14 Districts In Bali

A number of trees dried up and did not grow leaves in the Benoa area, Denpasar, Bali, Friday (25/8/2023) (ANTARA)

DENPASAR - Center for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BBMKG) Region III Denpasar issued an early warning that drought occurred in 14 sub-districts in Bali because it had not rained for up to 123 days.

"Be aware of drought in the northern and eastern parts of Bali," said BBMKG Data and Information Division Coordinator Region III Denpasar I Nyoman Gede Wiryajaya, quoted by ANTARA, Monday, September 11.

He explained that the early warnings of drought in the 14 sub-districts were spread across five districts, namely Buleleng, Tabanan, Bangli, Karangasem and Badung.

He detailed that Buleleng Regency has the most drought distributions, namely in Banjar, Buleleng, Busungbiu, Gerokgak, Kubu Added, Sawan, Seririt, Sukasada, and Tejakula sub-districts.

Then in Tabanan Regency in Pupuan District, Bangli Regency in Kintamani District, Karangasem Regency in Rendang and Kubu and Badung Regency in Petang District.

Meanwhile, Kubu District holds a record of no rain for 123 days, then in Tejakula and Sukasada for 70 days.

BBMKG includes Kubu District and the entire Buleleng Regency in the drought alert category, while the categories are alert in Pupuan, Petang, Kintamani and Rendang.

In general, he continued, the day without rain in Bali is in the very short category, namely one to five days it does not rain until the category of extreme drought.

Even though it has entered the peak of the dry season in Bali, BBMKG estimates that there is still a chance of rain at several points on the Island of the Gods.

However, the distribution of rainfall in Bali is generally fairly low, which is between 0-14 millimeters per 10 days/dasarian.

BBMKG estimates that a number of sub-districts in Bali will still have the opportunity to rain on September 11-20, 2023, namely in Tabanan Regency, namely in Selemadeg, Penebel, Marga, then Badung Regency in Abiansemal, Mengwi.

Furthermore, in Gianyar Regency in Tegalalang, Tampaksiring, then in Bangli Regency in Susut, Tembuku, Bangli, in Klungkung Regency in Klungkung, Banjarangang, Dawan, and in Karangasem Regency in Rendang, Bebandem, Selat, Sidemen, and Manggis.