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        "msgid": "bmkg-warning-south-sumatra-to-see-peak-maximum-temperatures-in-late-october-1791787930",
        "date": "2026-10-12 13:27:17",
        "title": "BMKG Warning: South Sumatra to See Peak Maximum Temperatures in Late October",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia\u2019s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) expects Palembang and other parts of South Sumatra to experience peak maximum temperatures of 35\u201337\u00b0C in late October. It warned that the heat, dry soil and vegetation, and continuing dry-season conditions could increase the risk of land and forest fires; at least 40 high-confidence hotspots had already been detected in the province.",
        "content": "<p>The Class I South Sumatra Climatology Station of the Meteorology,\nClimatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has issued an early warning\nabout peak maximum temperatures expected to affect Indonesia,\nparticularly South Sumatra.<\/p>\n<p>BMKG has urged the public to be alert to a rise in hotspots. Hotspots\nare satellite images indicating areas where forest and land fires may be\noccurring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPalembang and several areas in South Sumatra are forecast to enter\nthe main peak period for maximum temperatures in late October. Average\nair temperatures during this period could reach 35\u201337\u00b0C,\u201d BMKG said in a\nstatement received on Monday (12 October).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis phenomenon is linked to the Sun\u2019s apparent annual movement\nacross the equator towards the Southern Hemisphere. Although sunlight\ncontinues to shift southwards, maximum temperatures do not peak at the\nsame time,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>BMKG said the Earth\u2019s surface takes time to respond to the solar\nenergy it receives, meaning peak temperatures can occur several weeks\nafter the period of maximum solar exposure. \u201cThis delay is known as\nthermal lag,\u201d said Wandayantolis, head of the Class I South Sumatra\nClimatology Station.<\/p>\n<p>He said the conditions required vigilance because the dry season was\ncontinuing in several parts of South Sumatra.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHigh temperatures, low soil moisture and drying vegetation can make\nland more vulnerable to fires,\u201d Wandayantolis said. \u201cIf a fire starts,\nit can spread more easily and worsen smoke conditions,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>According to the SiPongi website managed by the Ministry of Forestry,\nchecked at 1.17pm Western Indonesian Time, at least 40 high-confidence\nhotspots had been detected in South Sumatra by the NASA-NOAA20\nsatellite. The highest number was in Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI), with\n35.<\/p>\n<p>Ogan Ilir and East Ogan Komering Ulu each had two hotspots, while\nBanyuasin had one.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bmkg-warning-south-sumatra-to-see-peak-maximum-temperatures-in-late-october-1791787930",
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