JAKARTA: Indonesia is bracing for the possibility of widespread forest and land fires this year as scientists predict the return of the El Nino weather phenomenon in the second half of 2023. �
JAKARTA: Indonesia is bracing for the possibility of widespread forest and land fires this year as scientists predict the return of the El Nino weather phenomenon in the second half of 2023.
The last major forest and land fires in Indonesia occurred in 2019. That year, more than 162,000 hectares of peatlands and forests were burned, emitting a record 624 million tonnes of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, BNPB data showed. Mr Urip Haryoko, a climatologist at Indonesia’s Meteorological, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said Indonesia could be experiencing a prolonged dry season that could last until March or April of next year.
Speaking to reporters at the sideline of a conference in Singapore on Tuesday, Indonesia’s coordinating minister for maritime and investment affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said the country is preparing“We have climate modification technology. This is we can make early rain in order to prepare a pond, so we have enough water to stop a fire,” Mr Luhut said.Indonesian firefighters battle a forest fire, one of many spewing toxic haze across the region, in Kampar, Riau on Sep 23, 2019.
“Even if we can put out a fire on the surface , underneath it could still be smoldering. This can last for months. They still emit smoke even if there is no visible fire. This is why emission of CO2 is very big,” Mr Muhari said. “We will conduct cloud seeding to promote rain particularly in peatland areas,” Mr Nifinluri told CNA, adding that weather modification will help peatland to be soaked in rainwater and thus be less prone to fire.
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