BMKG: Atmospheric Dynamics Caused Heavy Rain And Floods In Sulawesi

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JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said that atmospheric dynamics factors caused heavy rains in the Sulawesi region which caused flooding.

"The heavy rains that have occurred in Sulawesi in the last few days are caused by atmospheric dynamics, including the wind confluence area", said Head of the Public Meteorological Center A, Fachri Radjab as quoted by Antara, Monday, July 12.

Fachri said that in the last 24 hours heavy rains were recorded in several places in Maluku and Sulawesi.

"Monthly and basic rain forecasts for these areas are still in the medium to the high category", he said.

On Monday, July 12, the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of North Konawe Regency, Southeast Sulawesi recorded rain on Monday morning causing four villages in three sub-districts to be flooded, namely Labunga and Laronanga villages in Andowia sub-district, Pondoa villages in Wiwirano, and Tambakua in Lanyukima.

In addition, at almost the same time, flash floods occurred in Tapunggai Village, Molawe District, North Konawe Regency. This was also reported by the local BPBD to the BNPB Operations Control Center (Pusdalops).

As for the Java region, it is predicted to be in a low category, said Fachri.

According to him, the predictions of seasonal patterns in Indonesia in 2021 are indeed different. BMKG also divides Indonesia's seasonal zones (ZOM) into 342 zones.

The forecast for the 2021 dry season in 342 seasonal zones (ZOM) in Indonesia shows that most areas are predicted to experience the beginning of the 2021 dry season in the range of May and June 2021 as many as 198 ZOM or 57.9 percent of the 342 ZOM.

When compared to the 30-year average (1981-2010), the start of the 2021 dry season in most regions of 197 ZOM (57.6 percent) is predicted to fall back to the average, while other regions are predicted to be the same with an average of 97 ZOM. (28.4 percent) and advanced against the average of 48 ZOM (14.0 percent).

The nature of the rain during the 2021 dry season in most areas of 182 ZOM (53.2 percent) is predicted to be normal, while other areas are above normal as much as 119 ZOM (34.8 percent) and are predicted to be below normal as much as 41 ZOM (12.0 percent).

The peak of the 2021 dry season in most areas of the season zone (ZOM) is predicted to occur in August 2021 as much as 230 ZOM (67.3 percent).