JAKARTA - The rainy season in Indonesia will come sooner. The peak of the rainy season itself is expected to occur in November 2024-February 2025.
"This period of rain will come earlier than usual with the majority of the rain properties coming to the normal category," said Head of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Dwikorita Karnawati in Jakarta, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, September 20.
The majority of Indonesia's territory at the peak of the rainy season this time shows a percentage of 79.1 percent. Where as many as 553 season zones will experience a normal category which means no wetter and no drier.
Sumatra, southern coastal Java, and Kalimantan islands are expected to experience the peak of the rainy season in November-December 2024.
In addition, BMKG data states that the Lampung area, northern Java Island, a small part of Sulawesi Island, Bali Island, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara and most of Papua Island will experience the peak of the rainy season from January to February 2025.
In addition, 10.7 percent of the 669 season zones in Indonesia entered the rainy season in September. Dwi explained that the projection of the rainy season was revealed through data and analysis of BMKG klimatologists and climatologists in Indonesia. The results are harmonized with climate projection results globally.
He continued, ministries/agencies (KL) can use the prediction of the rainy season at the end of 2024 and early 2025 as material for compiling early action or early action plans.
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With careful planning, it is hoped that the risk of losses due to the rainy season can be minimized. As is known, in the rainy season it is prone to natural disasters, such as floods, landslides to strong winds.
Local governments, he said, should be able to educate the public more optimally to face disaster risks during the rainy season.
"It is important to continue to monitor the development of weather information and early warnings submitted by the BMKG," he said.
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