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View all search resultsSeveral 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) said tropical cyclone seeds could emerge across several regions in southern Indonesia between the second week of December and early January, which may dissipate or intensify into a full-fledged cyclone.
Tropical Cyclone Senyar, which formed over the Malacca Strait, reached Sumatra’s mainland on Wednesday, unleashing extreme rainfall and strong winds that triggered severe flash floods and landslides across Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra.
Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) head Dwikorita Karnawati has warned that Bali is likely to experience heavy rainfall during the upcoming rainy season, which is expected to peak in January and February next year.
As the cooling La Nina weather phenomenon is predicted to return between September and November, the weather agency and experts warn of extreme rainfall exacerbated by climate change, raising the risk of more floods and landslides as the wet season approaches.
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