BMKG: Ice Melting In Puncak Jayawijaya Doesn't Affect Rainfall

BMKG Forecast Of Moses Kilangin Timika Reza Meteorological Station (ANTARA/Agustina Estevani Janggo)

TIMIKA - Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Moses Kilangin Timika Station in Mimika Regency, Central Papua Province ensures that ice disbursement in Puncak Jayawijaya has no direct impact on rainfall in this area.

Meteorological Station BMKG forecaster Moses Kilangin Timika Reza said the rainfall in Timika was more influenced by the air mass movement factor and the surrounding mountainous conditions.

"Rainfall in Timika depends more on the pattern of air movement that is restrained by mountains, the melting of ice in Puncak Jayawijaya does not affect rainfall," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, December 24.

According to Reza, this melting of ice still has a certain impact, especially on air temperatures in mountainous and lowland areas in Mimika Regency.

"The Tembagapura area has the potential to feel warmer, besides that the increase in the volume of water due to the disbursement of glaciers also affects lowland areas such as Timika," he said.

BMKG said that the loss of ice sheets in Puncak Jayawijaya is an important sign for the community to be more concerned about the issue of climate change, this phenomenon not only affects the local ecosystem, but also on the lives of the surrounding community.

"We will continue to monitor and provide the latest data related to this phenomenon so that people can take appropriate anticipatory steps," he said.