The government is expecting that this year will be drier compared to the past three years, which might translate to a higher risk of forest fires than in previous years.

Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) head Dwikorita Karnawati said that the El Nino Southern Oscillation and the Indian Ocean Dipole were expected to be on their neutral phases in 2023, meaning the archipelago will see less rainfall compared to 2022.

Dwikorita said that from the start of the year until June the potential for fire hotspots would be relatively low; however, the dry season in August to September could pose higher risk of forest fires compared to the dry seasons of 2020 to 2022, which were relatively wet.

Source:
courtesy of THE JAKARTA POST

by A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil (The Jakarta Post)

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