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Risk of disasters has declined in Central Sulawesi: BMKG

The risk of floods and landslides in Central Sulawesi in February 2022 due to the La Nina phenomenon has become ...

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Green economy for job creation

Sustainable economic growth is the great aspiration of the Indonesian people in the context of realizing a prosperous ...

Improving technology-based weather information services: BMKG

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said it has continued to improve technology-based weather, ...

Floods swamp Pekalongan villages, forcing 105 people to take refuge

Floods swamped several villages in Pekalongan, Central Java, forcing 105 residents to flee to higher grounds, according ...

Mount Anak Krakatau erupts nine times in one day

Mount Anak Krakatau erupted nine times on Friday, acting head of the Center for Disaster Data, Information, and ...

Indonesia experienced 150 volcanic eruptions over last two decades

Indonesia bore witness to at least 150 volcano eruptions over the last two decades, according to the Geological Agency ...

Striking a work-life balance: a female journalist's predicament

The global community, including Indonesia, has been co-existing with COVID-19 for over two years, and amid the looming ...

WALHI calls for comprehensive policy to address climate change impacts

The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (WALHI) has called for a more comprehensive policy involving various aspects ...

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Preparing disaster-resilient community in earthquake-prone Indonesia

Earthquakes are common in parts of Indonesia, the world's largest archipelagic nation located in the Pacific Ring ...

Poor building designs reflect lack of disaster preparedness: BMKG

The poor concept of buildings and spatial planning for residential areas indicate that the public is ill-prepared to ...

VP asks TNI to intensify coordination after Papua post ambush

Following the attack on a military (TNI) post in Puncak district by separatist terrorists, the Vice President has urged ...

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Indonesia braces for hydro-meteorological disasters

With about 17 thousand islands scattered across the Indian-Pacific Ocean, the world’s largest archipelagic ...

Past trauma affects parenting in children: Psychologist

Parenting in children is influenced by a host of factors, including traumatic events in the past or childhood, ...

Entrepreneurship regulation to increase the number of entrepreneurs

Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 2 of 2022 on National Entrepreneurship Development for 2021-2024 is crucial to ...

UI team wins 2021 Earth Science Week video contest

A team of students from the University of Indonesia (UI) won the 2021 Earth Science Week video contest organized for ...