Java Coast Suffers Unrelenting Wave Pounding
It was Monday (20/6/2022), and Nuramah (66) jumped up from her seat when seawater washed over the backyard of her house in Gebang Ilir village, Cirebon regency, West Java.
![Tidal flood as high as 10-15 cm inundated the Kali Adem pier, Muara Angke, North Jakarta, Wednesday (3/1/2018).](https://assetd.kompas.id/v-r_OlmmHmC6TgkF9yEkOvB-Sts=/1024x576/https%3A%2F%2Fasset.kgnewsroom.com%2Fphoto%2Fpre%2F2018%2F01%2F04%2F6dff6471-9e88-4630-9b9e-58378f47a06d_jpg.jpg)
Tidal flood as high as 10-15 cm inundated the Kali Adem pier, Muara Angke, North Jakarta, Wednesday (3/1/2018).
The Russia-Ukraine war has brought about adversity in global geopolitics, with dozens of countries feared to be enduring pervasive repercussions. No less concerning is the ecological threats caused by climate change that the world is facing. In Indonesia’s case, one of these threats concerns extensive swathes of Java’s northern coast being swept away by pounding waves from the sea.
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