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Aceh struck by 4.8-magnitude earthquake, damage reported in Sabang

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 rocked the southeastern part of Banda Aceh, Aceh Province’s capital, Thursday, ...

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 recorded in Maluku waters

An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale rattled Maluku Province early on Thursday, the Meteorology, ...

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Indonesia braces for extreme dry season amid COVID-19

As it battles the coronavirus pandemic, Indonesia, which is currently entering the dry season, is bracing for a ...

Weather modification for rainfall in Riau's peatland areas

Coinciding with the Idul Fitri Islamic Festivity on Sunday (May 24), the Indonesian government conducted climate ...

Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra struck by 5.3-magnitude earthquake

A 5.3-magnitude tectonic earthquake rocked Tua Pejat, Mentawai Islands District, West Sumatra, on Saturday, at around ...

Ensuring water availability important for realizing food resilience

Yanto Ph.D, a hydrological and water resources expert at the Jenderal Soedirman University, highlighted the criticality ...

Govt to raise water storage infrastructure capacity against drought

The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) will optimize the capacity of water storage infrastructure ...

President prepares three-step strategy to tackle harsher dry season

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has prepared three steps as a precautionary measure against the impact of a likely ...

Jokowi warns of harsher dry season in Indonesia's 30-percent regions

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has given directives to his aides to be better prepared as a precautionary measure ...

President calls on farmers to expedite planting before dry season

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has appealed to farmers to speed up the planting season before the 2020 dry season sets ...

295 earthquakes rocked East Nusa Tenggara in April

The Kupang Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has revealed that 295 tectonic earthquakes jolted ...

Papua's Central Mamberamo rattled by 5.0-magnitude quake

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake jolted Central Mamberamo in the easternmost Indonesian province of Papua on Friday morning, ...

Rice management key to mitigating food crisis: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said rice management is key to anticipating and mitigating any food crisis in wake ...

Task force teams deployed in Sumatra, Kalimantan to anticipate fires

Indonesia's Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry (KLHK) has deployed task force teams as a precautionary ...

Moderate quake hits North Sulawesi's Minahasa District

An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hit Minahasa District, North Sulawesi Province, early Sunday but it did not potentially ...