#drought

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Drought hits 11 districts in East Nusa Tenggara

A total of 11 districts in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) have been hit by severe dry season, a local official stated. No ...

Agency makes preparations for transition from dry to rainy season

Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Willem Rampangilei claimed his agency had taken precautionary ...

News Feature - Optimizing sago to achieve food security

Sago has been a staple food in numerous parts of Indonesia for centuries, and for its importance, sago is also known ...

Wildfires raze part of Mount Ciremai and Mount Slamet forest areas

Wildfires have razed parts of the forest areas on Mount Ciremai, located in Kuningan, West Java Province, and Mount ...

Ministry detects over three thousand hotspots across country

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) had until early this month detected over three thousand hotspots ...

Wildfire razes part of Mt Sadran forest area

A forest area located on the slope of Mount Sadran in Broto Village, Slahung Sub-district, Ponorogo District, East ...

Satellites detected 801 hotspots across Indonesia: BNPB

The Terra and Aqua satellites detected a total of 801 hotspots, indicating forest and plantation fires, across ...

Haze shrouds Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan

Haze from forest fires has shrouded Banjarmasin City, the capital of South Kalimantan Province, on Monday ...

30 villages in Ngawi face water crisis due to prolonged drought

Thirty villages located in eight sub-districts in Ngawi District, East Java Province, face water shortage due to the ...

news focus - Prolonged drought triggers forest fires in Kalimantan and Java

The Indonesian government has been working all out to prevent forest fires over the last couple of years and been ...

Four hotspots detected in Mount Argopuro

Four hotspots were detected in Mount Argopuro area located in Krucil, Probolinggo, East Java Province, on ...

Satellites detect 154 hotspots on Sumatra island

A total of 154 hotspots indicating forest and plantation fires were detected across Sumatra Island on Thursday. The ...

Extreme dry season hits East Nusa Tenggara

The Kupang Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) office has said long days without rain have hit most areas ...

Indonesia braces for prolonged drought

Hydro-meteorological disasters have over many years dominated natural disasters in Indonesia, which is often flooded ...

Climbers trapped on Mount Lawu amid threats of forest fire

Around 100 mountaineers remained trapped on the peak of Mount Lawu in Magetan District, East Java Province, amid ...