Eight districts in West Aceh are inundated amid heavy rains in the last five days. Floodwater levels range from 30 centimeters to 1 meter in people’s homes.
“Rain is still pouring,” Teuku Syahluna Polem, head of the West Aceh Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) said on Tuesday as quoted by tempo.co.
source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/10/18/eight-districts-in-west-aceh-flooded.html
Jakarta. The Disaster Mitigation Agency, or BPBD, in East Nusa Tenggara has advised local residents to prepare for an increased likelihood of natural disasters occurring in the next few months.
"The weather is unstable. While the peak of the dry season should be in October, in several regions, including Kupang city, rainfall has been observed almost every day since the end of September," BPBD provincial secretary Abraham D. said on Tuesday (11/10)
source: http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/news/bpbd-warns-ntt-residents-higher-risk-natural-disasters/
Jakarta. The Medan branch of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, or BMKG, has warned communities in North Sumatra to be cautious of possible flooding and landslides.
“There are seven areas with the potential to flood: Medan, Serdang Bedagai, Deliserdang, shore areas of Langkat, Batubara district, Labuhanbatu and Central Tapanuli," Sunardi, head of BMKG Medan’s data and information services, said on Wednesday (05/10).
source: http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/news/bmkg-medan-braces-flooding-landslides/
Jakarta. Rachmat Witoelar, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's special envoy for climate change control, has urged for a country-wide improvement in pedestrian, cyclist and public transport access.
With more people embracing eco-friendly modes of transport, Rachmat believes that in addition to paving a greener path for Indonesia by reducing carbon emissions, pollution and traffic chaos, it also promotes an active lifestyle and improve quality of life.
http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/news/climate-change-special-envoy-calls-access-reforms/
This may be the most intriguing orangutan picture ever. I have seen thousands of orangutan pictures over the years, and I have become a little blasé about them. But something struck me about this photo. The beautiful orangutan baby looks up with shining eyes, face thoughtful but pensive; might there be a faint trace of a smile.
It reminds me of Mona Lisa’s enigmatic expression, although, admittedly, unlike the little orangutan, Mona Lisa did not have a dead leaf stuck in her hair. Could there be a better way to visualize the struggle Indonesia’s orangutans face, the inherent sadness, but also the hope that it will all work out in the end?
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