Drought and Politics

The dry season, which is predicted to last longer than last year, has not only caused haze, but has already harmed hundreds of hectares of farming areas and made the land uncultivable. At least 13 regions have not seen rain for 90 days since July 20.

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Officers of the Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency of Pontianak City, West Kalimantan, extinguish peatland fires on Friday (20/7/2018).

The dry season, which is predicted to last longer than last year, has not only caused haze, but has already harmed hundreds of hectares of farming areas and made the land uncultivable.

According to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), at least 13 regions have not seen rain for 90 days since July 20. The Sape district in Bima regency, East Nusa Tenggara, has had the longest period with no rain at 122 days.