Climate-related disasters will be the biggest challenge that must be faced in the coming years. Even so, geology-related disasters that could strike at any time risk becoming a major disruption. The La Nina phenomenon, which has been going on for the last three years, is expected to decline from Dec...
Mount Semeru Erupts: Eruptions Occur Dozens of Times, Status is Raised to Caution, Nearly 2,000 Residents Evacuate
Mount Semeru has experienced eruptions dozens of times since its status was upgraded from 'Alert' to 'Caution' or from Level III to Level IV by the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) on Sunday (04/12).On Monday (05/12), the Semeru Volcano Observation Post (PPGA) officer,...
BMKG issues Early Warning for Hydro-meteorological Disasters in 8 Provinces
Since last weekend, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) has issued an early warning for hydro-meteorological disasters in eight provinces in Indonesia. The regions of Aceh, North and West Sumatra, Bengkulu, West and Central Java, Yogyakarta, and East Java are still notifying ...
West Papua: Floods hit residential areas in three sub-districts
Date: May 31, 2022 Wasior, West Papua (ANTARA) - Floods triggered by incessant and heavy rains inundated residential areas in three sub-districts—Raisiei, Wondiboi, and Wasior—of Wondana Bay district, West Papua, on Monday. Hundreds of houses in the areas were flooded after rains fell co...
Jayapura Evacuates Residents Affected by Three-meter-high Floodwaters
Source: ANTARADate: January 7, 2022 Jayapura (ANTARA) - The Jayapura City Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) deployed three rubber boats and a multi-purpose truck to evacuate residents impacted by three-meter-high floodwaters swamping the Youtefa Market Area, Jayapura City, Papua Province.De...
Disasters around the World are Interconnected
Source: United Nation University Date: September 8, 2021 Bonn, Germany 8 September – A new report, Interconnected Disaster Risks 2020/2021, was released today by United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS). The report analyses 10 different disasters from 2020/2...
Until April 2020, floods are the most frequent disasters
Source: Kompas.comDate: 29 April 2020 JAKARTA - The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) notes that hydrometeorological disasters are still the most frequent disasters in Indonesia. "Data from January to April 2020, hydrometeorological disasters are still on top of the list of disasters...