"True. Currently, we are starting to feel high temperatures in some areas in Papua although the increase has not yet reached its highest level. Now, the temperature is around 33–35 degrees Celsius," head of Jayapura BMKG Climatology Station, Sulaiman, said on Tuesday (August 1).
Although ahead of the dry season, rains are still occurring frequently locally. This is because the Madden–Julian Oscillation (MJO) is in the dry phase and rainless, and even if it rains, it just occurs locally, he said.
According to Sulaiman, the conditions brought by El Nino are expected to last until the end of the year, and the peak of the dry season is expected between August and September 2023. After that, the west monsoon, a determinant of the rainy season, has been forecast for November.
"We will continue to monitor the development of this change," he said.
Jayapura --the provincial capital of Papua Province, as well as the provinces of Highland Papua and Central Papua will face the effects of the drought, he added.
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