Neo Chai Chin and Janice Wu, Bandung, Indonesia – In Asia, a region that could see more heatwaves like the one last month, there is a low-cost, sustainable way to make temperatures more
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May 24, 2023
May 23, 2023
Pandawara Group has seen it all.
May 8, 2023
Antara, Jakarta – Eight sub-regencies in the West Aceh Regency are reportedly inundated under floodwater that is reportedly measured to reach 1 meter deep in certain areas.
May 4, 2023
Fadli, Batam – The coastal area of Kampung Melayu Nongsa in Batam, Riau Islands, has been contaminated by oil spills that authorities have said was from a tanker that caught fire in Mal
May 1, 2023
Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Heavy rains sent a four-meter flash flood and landslide to Sembahe, Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra, on Sunday afternoon.
April 27, 2023
Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia's climate and energy campaigner Bondan Andriyanu on Wednesday called the need to pay attention to the source of Jakarta's recent poor air
Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investments Luhut Pandjaitan said on his personal Instagram post that the recent high temperatures in
April 24, 2023
A strong undersea earthquake has sent streams of people fleeing to higher ground in western Indonesia, after a tsunami warning was briefly triggered.
April 19, 2023
Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Jakarta Acting Governor Heru Budi Hartono stated that he will oversee reclamation activities in Tengah Island after being highlighted by the Indonesian Forum
April 13, 2023
Fadli, Batam – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) in Batam, Riau Islands, has warned local residents to be aware of fire risk as temperatures pass 33 degrees Cels
April 8, 2023
Chloe Whelan – Shocking footage has emerged of "trash tsunamis" flowing down waterways in Indonesia as plastic waste piles up in the tourist hotspot.
April 5, 2023
Sylviana Hamdani, Jakarta – More Indonesian customers are becoming environmentally responsible and seeking to reduce carbon emissions by making smart choices.
March 30, 2023
Yogi Eka Sahputra, Batam – Tourism observer assessed that black oil polluting beaches in Bintan Island, Riau Islands, cause major impacts on the regional tourism sector.
March 28, 2023
Antara, Jakarta – The Trikora Beach located at Bintan Regency, Riau Islands has once again been polluted with what is believed to be oil waste, which has darkened the waters of the popu
March 24, 2023
Tunggul Wirajuda, Jakarta – Research on waste burning shows the extent of the practice and its fallout on public health to be more extensive than imagined.
March 22, 2023
Denpasar, Bali – A small boat designed to collect ocean waste took to the water for the first time off Bali island on Tuesday, launching a mission to tackle pollution in a region notori
March 16, 2023
Theresia Sufa, Bogor, West Java – State-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) is continuing repair work on a section of a train track that was left hanging in mid-air a
Theresia Sufa, Bogor, West Java – Two people have been found dead and four others are still missing after a landslide hit several houses in Empang subdistrict in Bogor city, West Java,
March 15, 2023
The death toll from a landslide on a remote Indonesian island rose to 50 with four people still missing on the last day of the search, an official said Wednesday.
Amy Heppy, Jakarta – Floods hit Jakarta today, March 15. Affected areas expanded to 18 neighborhood units (RT) and one road as of 9 a.m.
March 14, 2023
Pari Island (Indonesia) – Sitting near a wall of stacked rocks, fisherman Mustagfirin looks out to sea from the tiny Indonesian island of Pari, wondering whether his home will exist for
March 13, 2023
Yogyakarta, Indonesia – Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted on Saturday, spewing out smoke and ash that blanketed villages near the crater.
Ahmad Fikri, Jakarta – Potential danger comes from new movements of the lava dome on top of Mount Merapi, the Geological Agency said.
March 10, 2023
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March 8, 2023
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian government should issue an investment guideline on waste management, according to a startup founder.
March 7, 2023
Jakarta – Rescuers in Natuna searched for signs of life on Tuesday after a landslide that killed 15 people, awaiting equipment and reinforcements to boost efforts to find 42 people stil
March 5, 2023
Nivell Rayda, Cianjur, West Java – Standing on top of a steep slope overlooking a raging river, Nanang Sukmana gazed at the remnants of his earthquake-hit village.
March 2, 2023
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The highly disaster-prone Indonesia calls for aseismic constructions or buildings designed to withstand earthquakes, according to President Joko "Jokowi" W
March 1, 2023
Dave Smith, Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia – Five years ago, the beaches on Nusa Lembongan, a paradisal island half an hour's speedboat ride from Bali, were pockmarked with the kind of rubbi
Adi Warsono, Bekasi – Bekasi Regency Government has declared a state of emergency in the region following massive flooding and landslides in the past few days.
February 28, 2023
Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Over 100 neighborhoods in Jakarta and parts of its satellite cities of Tangerang and Bekasi have been inundated following heavy downpours in recent days.
Musthofa Bisri, Sumenep – Storms lingering across the waters of Masalembu Island in Sumenep Regency, East Java for the last three weeks triggered a shortage of staple goods since boat t
News Desk, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has issued a warning for potential heavy rains across the archipelago for the next seven days.
February 27, 2023
Wahyuni Diahsari, Jakarta – Jakarta areas hit by floods expanded from 82 neighborhood units (RT) to 104 RT as of 13:00 hours local time.
February 25, 2023
Joe Brock, Yuddy Cahya Budiman and Joseph Campbell, Singapore – At a rundown market on the Indonesian island of Batam, a small location tracker was beeping from the back of a crumbling
February 24, 2023
Antara, Jakarta – Heavy rain showering Jakarta since the early hours of today led to flooding in four neighborhood units or RT up to a height of 30 centimeters, the Regional Disaster Mi
February 22, 2023
Kenji Kanasugi, Jakarta – The view from the top of the mountain was impressive and thought-provoking.
Brurce Muhammad Mecca – Despite the country's good progress in addressing climate change, two recent surveys have shown many Indonesians do not understand climate change or its causes.
Jamal Abdun Nashr, Semarang – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) of Central Java revealed its audit results that Wings Group, one of the country's leading fast-moving cons
February 17, 2023
Jakarta – The Coca-Cola Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the beverage giant, has helped Badung, Bali, to have 425 infiltration wells in 4 villages that can help store rainwater, acc
Septia Ryanthie, Solo – Solo Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) stated that the number of people affected by the flooding that hit the region on Thursday, February 16, 2023, had
February 14, 2023
David Priyasidarta, Bondowoso – Flash floods hit two villages in the Mount Ijen area, Bondowoso Regency, East Java, on Sunday evening, February 12, 2023.
February 12, 2023
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February 10, 2023
Yogyakarta, Jubi – At least 700 residents fled to four different locations after a 5.4 magnitude earthquake shook Jayapura City on Thursday, February 9, 2023.
Jayapura, Jubi – Director of Jayapura's Dok 2 Regional General Hospital Anton Mote said about 300 inpatients were evacuated from the hospital after a 5.4 magnitude earthquake shook Jaya
February 9, 2023
Jakarta (Agencies) – At least four people were killed Thursday when an earthquake struck the capital of Papua and crumpled a waterfront restaurant, officials said.
Maria Fransisca Lahur, Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) gathered data from 2018-2022 calculating the humanitarian and financial losses caused by hydrometeorologi
February 8, 2023
Maria Fransisca Lahur, Jakarta – The 5.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted the southern region of Lebak, Banten, on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at 07:35:50 local time was quite destructiv
February 3, 2023
Xinhua, Jakarta – At least two people were reportedly killed in floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rain in the eastern Indonesian province of South Sulawesi, an official s
January 31, 2023
Antara, Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported that floods and landslides that struck Manado, North Sulawesi, on January 27, caused damage to hundreds of resi
