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Five hotspots indicating forest fires detected on Sumba Island

Five hotspots, indicative of forest fires, were detected on Sumba Island, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, the El ...

Superior Indonesian soybeans

Soybean is the main raw material used in the manufacture of tempeh and tofu that are widely consumed by Indonesian ...

Bogor allots Rp900 million of budget for rice farming insurance

Bogor District in West Java has apportioned Rp900 million of the regional budget for rice farming insurance in ...

Climate change impact as devastating as COVID-19 pandemic: minister

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati cautioned that the impact of climate change would be huge, akin to the COVID-19 ...

Increasing awareness of Indonesians living in "disaster supermarket"

Natural disasters are a day-to-day occurrence in Indonesia, as some 10 natural disasters occurred daily in ...

Expert calls to bolster mitigation to address drought impacts

Hydrology and Water Resources Expert at Jenderal Soedirman University, Yanto, Ph.D, reminded all parties of the ...

Bolster public awareness of natural disaster potentials: BNPB Head

National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Head Lt Gen. Doni Monardo highlighted the importance of boosting public ...

BNPB records 1,118 natural disasters until April 14

A total of 1,118 natural disasters struck various parts of Indonesia in the year ending April 14, 2021, the National ...

Several provinces to enter dry season in April, BMKG forecasts

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has forecast that this year's dry season will start in ...

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Daily disasters bring mitigation, prevention to fore

The Indonesian people need to find a way to live with natural disasters considering the nation’s geographic ...

BNPB reports 657 natural disasters hit Indonesia since early 2021

Indonesia bore witness to 657 natural disasters in the year ending March 1, 2012, that claimed 271 lives, rendered 11 ...

Need to make clean water, sanitation priority: Indrawati

Ensuring the availability of clean water and sanitation for all Indonesian people must become the government's ...

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As La Nina brings disaster, misery, demand for climate action grows

Hydrometeorological disasters, such as floods, landslides, and whirlwinds, have been simultaneously witnessed in ...

Rainfall intensity rising every year: meteorology agency

The intensity of rainfall is rising year by year, while the La Nina and El Nino cycles are becoming shorter, according ...

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Indonesia enters 2021 with "abnormal" natural disasters

As a country located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia is prone to natural disasters such as volcano eruption, ...