Not Only Jakarta And South Sumatra, A Number Of Big Cities In Indonesia Are Expected To Be Raining Today

Illustration of men wearing umbrellas breaking through the rain towards their destination. (Between)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) warned of the risk of moderate to heavy rain in a number of parts of Indonesia on Friday, May 24.

Rain is expected to hit including Aceh, Banten, DKI Jakarta, Gorontalo, Jambi, East Java, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, Maluku, Papua, Riau, West Sulawesi, South Sulawesi.

In addition, BMKG was quoted as saying by Antara, as well as reminding similar risks for Central Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, and West Sumatra.

They also explained that the risk of thunderstorms is expected to fall in West Java, West Kalimantan, West Papua, and Southeast Sulawesi.

BMKG also provides an early warning of the risk of heavy rain in Lampung, Jambi, East Kalimantan, and North Sumatra.

Meanwhile, Bengkulu is estimated to have light to heavy rain, and strong winds hit East Nusa Tenggara.

Head of BMKG Dwikorita Karnawati said that Weather Modification Technology (TMC) had a positive impact in the midst of climate change. This was conveyed by Dwikorita during a Bilateral meeting with the Minister of Agriculture, Hydroulic Resources, and Tunisian Fisheries Abdelmonaam Belaati at the moment of the World Water Forum 2024 in Bali.

"Along with the high intensity of extreme weather, our country has suffered a lot from disasters and that is why TMC is one of the mitigation approaches that can be done when we are threatened," he said.

He revealed that TMC can be done to mitigate disasters such as extreme weather caused by climate change, such as extreme weather caused by the El Nino phenomenon in 2015, 2016, and 2019, where many areas experienced drought and forest fires.