La Niña Grows Stronger, Weather Grows More Erratic

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) is continuing to monitor La Niña as it grows stronger in Indonesia. The archipelago is likely to see a late dry season because of the weather phenomenon.

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Dark clouds hung over the sky just before heavy rains hit the Central Jakarta area, Thursday (17/3/2022).

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – The weather phenomenon La Niña, which has persisted for the last two years and had weakened since January 2022, has now come back stronger. Aside from pushing back the dry season further than predicted, some parts of Indonesia may also see increased rainfall due to the phenomenon.

Several areas across the country that should have transitioned into the dry season are still experiencing high rainfall. However, Siswanto, a climate researcher and the BMKG climate and air quality information head, explained that the increased rainfall seen over the last few days in Java, including Greater Jakarta, has also been triggered by regional conditions and daily weather dynamics.