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A resident observes thick clouds on Nov. 15 covering the Senayan area in Jakarta. (Antara/Sulthony Hasanuddin)
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everal regions in southern Indonesia are bracing for potential floods, landslides and extreme weather following the discovery of a new cyclone seed that has already affected Bali and West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), heightening urgency for disaster preparedness.
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) is currently monitoring the cyclone seed 93S that was first detected last Friday in the Indian Ocean, south of East Java, Bali, NTB and East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).
The weather agency has since warned of rising rainfall intensity and stronger wind in these four provinces, urging people to remain vigilant over potential extreme weather and high waves in coastal areas.
The latest forecast from the BMKG on Monday predicted that the cyclone seed would not intensify into a full-fledged cyclone at least in the next 24 hours. The forecast is updated daily by the agency.
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But National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) senior climatologist Erma Yulihastin said on X on Sunday that the agency’s climate and weather monitoring system Kamajaya had predicted that the cyclone seed might develop into a full-fledged cyclone and make landfall in NTT during the period of Jan.1 and 10 next year.
The post, which gained more than 1 million views on Monday, includes an infographic containing possible risks posed by the cyclone, such as extreme rainfall intensity, prolonged storm events, floods and landslides.
