Extreme Weather, Weather Modification and Disaster
Do not blame the rain – as we underlined in the title of Thursday’s headline, though we know that heavy rain is the cause of various hydrometeorological disasters.
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A container truck is pushing through floodwater on Jl. Cakung-Cilincing in the Sukapura area of Cilincing, North Jakarta, on Tuesday (25/2/2020). Heavy rain caused severe flooding in numerous areas of Jakarta and Bekasi.
Do not blame the rain – as we underlined in the title of Thursday’s headline, though we know that heavy rain is the cause of various hydrometeorological disasters.
Disasters like flooding, dam failure, landslides and land subsidence have occurred in the past few days. We appreciate the warning issued by the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), for instance during extreme weather from February 17 to February 20, as well as starting February 23 and for eth next few days.