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Editorial 2 years ago

Disaster preparedness matters

The BMKG said in 2016 that all 22 tsunami-warning buoys placed in Indonesian waters following the 2004 tsunami no longer worked because of theft and vandalism.

Editorial 2 years ago

No more complacency

Marapi’s deadly eruption should serve as a wake-up call for the government not to leave volcano disaster mitigation up to mere luck.

Editorial 3 years ago

Quake-proof structures

Enforcement and monitoring are again the twin issues in ensuring that all property across the archipelago meet the country's mandatory building code.

Academia 3 years ago

Early warning, early action to keep communities safe

Over 700 million people, with a high degree of urbanization, live in low-lying coastal areas and Small Island Developing States exposed to extreme oceanic events including tsunamis.

Academia 3 years ago

Strengthening disaster risk management in Indonesia

Most sensors today are surface-based and shallow water-based, meaning little important environmental data from the ocean depths is collected today.

Academia 3 years ago

Streamlining Indonesia’s pandemic warnings

Indonesia’s health systems work well at local level but cannot provide adequate nationwide pandemic warnings. For those, a new system is needed.

City 5 years ago

Anies wants online early warning system for floods

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has called on the city’s Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) to warn the public about the potential of a flood at least one day before the flood occurs.

National 5 years ago

Climatology agency warns about strong rain, wind in several provinces

The Meteorological and Climatology Agency (BMKG) has warned that several regions in Indonesia might experience extreme weather in the next couple of days.

Science & Tech 5 years ago

Researchers eye tech wearables as virus early warning system

Can your Fitbit or Apple Watch detect a coronavirus infection before the onset of symptoms? Researchers are increasingly looking at these devices and other such wearables as a possible early warning system for the deadly virus.