Tornadoes 3.5 Times More Frequent
The increase in the frequency of tropical cyclones and tornadoes is thought to be related to global warming.
A building that was heavily damaged by a tornado in Mantangai, Kapuas Regency, Central Kalimantan, Wednesday (23/2/2022)..
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – The frequency of tornadoes in Indonesia has increased by 3.5 times in the last decade. This poses a serious challenge for hydrometeorological disaster management considering that tornadoes are difficult to predict on a local scale.
According to data from the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) on Thursday (24/2/2022), in Indonesia, as many as 441 tornadoes were reported in 2011. The figure rose to 543 in 2012, then 663 in 2016. In 2021, there were 1,577 reports of tornadoes, which is 3.5 times more compared to the previous 10 years.