Extreme Weather amid Seasonal Transition
People need to be aware of the impacts of extreme weather. For one, strong winds can result in fallen trees and billboards, damage to house roofs, reduced visibility or even floods and landslides.
Officers from the Jambi City Fire and Rescue Service helped evacuate flood victims at the Kembar Lestari II Housing, Jambi City, Thursday (12/31/2020). Floods hit parts of the city after four hours of heavy rain.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS - The transition from the dry season to the rainy season may potentially trigger extreme weather. All stakeholders must be wary of strong winds, heavy rainfall and other extreme-weather phenomena that can cause disasters.
Sultan Thaha Jambi Meteorological Station head Ibnu Sulistyono said that Jambi province had entered a transitional period from the dry season to the rainy season. Confluences of winds have been observed, as well as slowing wind speeds and wet atmospheric-humidity conditions.