#drought

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Blaze tears through forest on Mount Andong in Magelang

A blaze spread across a forest area on Mount Andong in Temu, Jogoyasan Village, Ngablak Sub-district, Magelang, Central ...

Haze cover over Palembang thickens: Walhi

Haze arising from forest fires and shrouding Palembang, South Sumatra Province, has thickened over the past week, ...

BNPB confirms July 2019 as past century's most sweltering month

Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Doni Monardo confirmed that July 2019 was the hottest month in ...

Positive business activity maintained despite slow growth: BI

The latest business survey conducted by Bank Indonesia pointed to positive growth in the third quarter of 2019, despite ...

Drought paralyzes life in 11 villages in Blitar, East Java

The Blitar district administration has provided clean water to the residents of 11 villages reeling from the impact of ...

Project Management Institute announces the top 50 Most Influential Projects of the last 50 years

- Project Management Institute (PMI) today announced the top 50 notable and influential projects of the past 50 years ...

BPPT. BMKG to develop artificial intelligence-based WMT

The Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) has signed an agreement with the Meteorology, ...

Siak police point to economic benefits impelling arsonists

The arsonists, arrested by the police for their alleged involvement in wildfires in Siak District, Riau Province, came ...

Minister highlights extreme weather events triggered by climate change

Quoting the results of scientists' study, Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar drew attention to ...

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Indonesian forest fire chokes millions of people, animals

In June 2019, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMK) had warned that this year's dry season is ...

BPPT readies to conduct cloud seeding in West Kalimantan

The Technology Assessment and Application Agency (BPPT) has readied 50 tons of salt to produce artificial rain to ...

At least 2,510 hotspots observed in ASEAN on Sept 4-7

No less than 2,510 hotspots, indicating the presence of forest fires, were spotted by satellites throughout the ASEAN ...

Wildfire annihilates West Aceh's 1.5-ha peatland

Wildfire scorched through 1.5 hectares (ha) of peatland area in Suak Raya Village, Johan Pahlawan Sub-district, ...

Six hotspots observed in North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan

No less than six hotspots, suggestive of forest fires, were found in North Penajam Paser District, East Kalimantan, the ...

Indonesia's inflation rises 0.12% in August 2019

The inflation rate in Indonesia rose 0.12 percent in August 2019, driven by a surge in several commodity prices, the ...