The rate of forest and land destruction in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) is still quite large. The extent of 507 thousand hectares consists of 230 thousand hectares in forest area and 277 thousand hectares outside the forest region. Whereas forest area is 1,071,722 hectares or 53.14 percent of the entire NTB land on which reached […]
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High Degradation along Watersheds in Lombok and Sumbawa
Destruction to critical lands along the watersheds in Lombok dan Sumbawa has been rated high. Destruction on the Lombok Island reached 71.59 percent and on the Sumbawa Island reached 70.09 percent. The rate of erosion risk of watershed in the province of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) classified as severe, spread on 85.52 percent of the […]
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Riau Hotspots Rises, Visibility 500 Metres
The distribution of hotspots in Riau, based on Satellite NOAA18, since Tuesday (11/2) until Wednesday morning (12/2) showed an increase. In Riau recorded 243 hotspots, while in Aceh 75, and 74 hotspots in North Sumatra. This condition causes visibility in Riau only 1 km. Even on Tuesday (11/2) visibility less than 500 m. [Read full […]
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Evacuation posts set up around Mt. Kelud
The government, through the Kediri Disaster Management and Displaced Persons Coordination Board (PBP) task force in East Java has prepared evacuation shelters following an increase in Mount Kelud’s volcanic activity. “We have set up 78 evacuation shelters in four districts, specifically Wates, Puncu, Kepung and Plosoklaten. Around 59,000 residents live around the volcano,” PBP head […]
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Peatland in Kayee Lon, Aceh Jaya, Burned
Peatland where located in Kayee Lon, in the border region between Aceh Jaya and Aceh Barat, burned. Precisely at the border of Teunom subdistrict, Aceh Jaya, with Arongan Lambalek Subdistrict, Aceh Barat.
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Haze disrupts flights, schools in Riau
The haze from forest and peatland fires in Riau has begun to disrupt flight schedules at Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport in Pekanbaru as well as forcing a number of schools to close. Thick haze in Pekanbaru on Tuesday caused maximum visibility at only around 500 meters. At least five flights at Sultan Syarif Kasim […]
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Batang Steam Power Plant Can Ruin Livelihood of Fishermen
The development plan of Steam power plant of Batang, Central Java, bring protests because predicted to emit approximately 10.8 million tons of carbon – more than emissions produced by Myanmar in 2009 – and 226 pounds of mercury each year. The protests came from the local people and Greenpeace. They worry that the power plant […]
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BMKG Monitor Hotspots in Aceh, Sumut, and Riau
Based on the monitoring of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agent (BMKG), South Sumatra is still safe from hotspots that could potentially cause fire of forest and plantations, although the last few days several provinces in Sumatra started being detected many hotspots. [Read full text on Green Journalist]
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Kelud Activity Rises, Climber Prohibited to Approach
The volcanic activity of Mount Kelud, East Java, increased. As of Monday (10/2) at 16:00 am, Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation raised its status to alert level III from its previous staatus, alert level II. It is recommended for climbers, tourists, and public not to approach the summit crater of Kelud. [Read full […]
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Another 15 Villages in Sinabung Should Leave
Activityof Mount Sinabung, Karo District, North Sumatra is still quite high. Earthquake is still dominated by hybrid earthquake which indicates the growth of the lava dome is still ongoing. The potential eruption accompanied by heat clouds, although its intensity decreases. Since Saturday (8/2) the eruption occurred two times and several times avalanches. Status is still on […]