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Mount Merapi Erupts Twice on Islamic New Year, Alert Status Remains
10+ hour, 33+ min ago (1004+ words) June 17, 2026 | 05: 24 am TEMPO. CO, Jakarta-The volcanic activities at Mount Merapi located on the border of the Special Region of Yogyakarta and Central Java have escalated on the occasion of 1 Suro or Islamic New Year 1 Muharram 1448 Hijriah, on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. The…...
El Nino Threatens Livelihoods in Southeast Asia
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1542+ words) June 15, 2026 | 11: 03 pm TEMPO. CO, Jakarta-Southeast Asia is bracing for an extreme El Ninoweather pattern as households and governments in the region are struggling to respond to higher energy, transport and food bills linked to the Iran war. The UN weather…...
Why Bear Attacks Are Rising Fast in Japan
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (1591+ words) June 14, 2026 | 09: 30 pm TEMPO. CO, Jakarta -Jeff Kingston credits his dogs with saving his life when he was attacked by a bear on a mountain track in central Japan, although the scars left by the creature's claws will always remain on…...
Fact Check: Can Indonesia Withstand a Long Drought With Current Rice Stocks?
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (1271+ words) June 14, 2026 | 02: 05 pm TEMPO. CO, Jakarta-A Tik Tok video [archive] and Instagram post claim that the arrival of El Ni'o, which will cause a long drought, will not affect national rice stocks. Rice stocks are also considered safe for the next…...
Fact Check: Video Does Not Show Thai Farmers Protesting Indonesia's Rice Self-Sufficiency
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (1203+ words) June 13, 2026 | 08: 47 am TEMPO. CO, Jakarta-A video collage circulated on Instagram [archive] and Tik Tok on June 5, claiming that farmers in Thailand and Vietnam are protesting because Indonesia will no longer import rice from those countries. The video shows demonstrators carrying…...
El Nino: Sri Lanka Farmers Urged to Conserve Water Amid Drought Risk
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (468+ words) TEMPO. CO, Jakarta - Sri Lanka is urging farmers to conserve water as the country is bracing for a potential drought by July and August, triggered by the upcoming El Nino phenomenon. Sri Lanka could face lower rainfall and the threat…...
BRIN Detects Early Upwelling Signals in Southern Indonesia
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (994+ words) June 11, 2026 | 07: 20 am TEMPO. CO, Jakarta'Senior Expert Researcher at the Climate and Atmosphere Research Center of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Widodo Setiyo Pranowo, stated that early signals of upwelling have emerged in the southern waters of Indonesia. This…...
The Strongest El Nino in More than a Century May Be Coming
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (1415+ words) June 10, 2026 | 11: 10 pm TEMPO. CO, Jakarta - A potentially powerful El Nino developing in the Pacific Ocean could reshape weather patterns around the world in the coming weeks. Forecasters that warn this could be among the strongest El Nino events on record....
Drought and Floods: How El Nino Fuels Global Weather Extremes
1+ week, 1+ day ago (901+ words) June 8, 2026 | 07: 48 pm TEMPO. CO, Jakarta-The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned of the extreme weather that the El Nino phenomenon will bring, fueled by "unusually warm ocean waters in the tropical Pacific." "El Nino conditions are developing and are set…...
El Nino to Slash Rainfall Across Indonesia Starting June
1+ week, 1+ day ago (835+ words) June 8, 2026 | 05: 59 pm The drastic reduction in rainfall this month is not confined to the Greater Jakarta (Jabodetabek) area, but is also visible across most parts of Indonesia. According to Erma Yulihastin, a researcher from the National Research and Innovation Agency…...