#weather modification

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South Sumatra urged to anticipate fires ahead of dry season peak

Minister of Environment Hanif Faisol Nurofiq has asked the South Sumatra provincial government to take ...

Turning haze into clear skies: Indonesia’s war on forest fires

In the first half of 2025, some 12 districts and cities in Riau Province were affected by fires, resulting in a ...

Government pursues collaborative approach to restore burned peatlands

The Indonesian government will adopt a collaborative approach to restore burned peatlands, involving relevant ...

Cross-sector collaboration helps Indonesia control land fires

Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni highlighted that Indonesia's effective control over forest and land fires is the ...

National concern grows as North Sumatra fires persist

The mitigation of forest and land fires (karhutla) in North Sumatra has become a national concern after 61 incidents ...

BMKG urges forest fire vigilance through August

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has urged the forest and land fire handling task force to ...

5 firefighting helicopters deployed to battle Jambi forest fires

Five helicopters and one aircraft for weather modification operations have arrived at Sultan Thaha Airport in Jambi to ...

BMKG extends weather modification to West Kalimantan, Sumatra

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has expanded its weather modification operations to produce ...

BMKG's artificial rain douses all Riau hotspots

All hotspots in Riau Province have been extinguished through artificial rain generated by a weather modification ...

46 arrested in connection with Riau wildfires: Police chief

Chief of the National Police (Polri), General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, on Thursday announced the arrest of 46 persons ...

Multi-stakeholder collaboration crucial for wildfire mitigation

The Indonesian police chief has reiterated the importance of pushing for a multi-stakeholder collaboration in wildfire ...

Riau: Fire suppression strengthened with added facilities

Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni affirmed that the addition of facilities and infrastructure can help reduce the ...

Jambi Task Force battles 264-hectare peat fire

For the fifth consecutive day, Jambi's Forest and Land Fire (karhutla) Task Force continues to battle a 264-hectare ...

National Police Chief to inspect Riau fire hotspots

National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo departed for Riau Province on Thursday afternoon to conduct an ...

Indonesia wildfires burn 8,500 hectares, mostly human-caused

Wildfires had burned 8,500 hectares of land across Indonesia as of May 2025, with the vast majority of land and forest ...