Authorities of several regions in Indonesia have been reminded to intensify the monitoring for possible forest fires and droughts, as this year's dry season is forecast to be drier compared to the previous year.
Drought in East Nusa Tenggara (Source: en.antaranews.com)
Jakarta (VNA) – Authoritiesof several regions in Indonesia have been reminded to intensify the monitoringfor possible forest fires and droughts, as this year's dry season is forecastto be drier compared to the previous year.
In fact, all regions in Java, notably West Java,Central Java and East Java, have begun to experience the dry season, which isexpected to hit its peak in July and August, with the exception of Bogor, WestJava, which experience more rains than others.
According to the country’s Meteorology,Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the precipitation during the last dryseason was less than 20 millimeters a month, and it could go lower this year.
People living in East Nusa Tenggara, West NusaTenggara, Sulawesi, and Sumatra were also asked to be vigilant due to theimpact of droughts.
The dry season is expected to reach its peak fromAugust to September in these regions. Some areas in Central Java have begun toexperience the dry season.
Ariono Poerwanto, acting head of the Banyumasdisaster mitigation office, said his office is monitoring villages to anticipatea water crisis there.
In Gunung Kidul district, Yogyakarta specialautonomous region, 10 sub-districts are currently being hit by severe droughts.
Located on the equator line, and between Asiaand Australia, Indonesia has only two seasons -- rain and dry. The dry seasonis usually between March to September, while the rainy season lasts fromSeptember to March.-VNA
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Drought in East Nusa Tenggara (Source: en.antaranews.com) 
