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        "msgid": "bmkg-warns-of-higher-forest-and-land-fire-risk-in-2026-as-the-dry-season-becomes-drier-1772787922",
        "date": "2026-03-06 15:20:00",
        "title": "BMKG Warns of Higher Forest and Land Fire Risk in 2026 as the Dry Season Becomes Drier",
        "author": "Gana Buana",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) cautions that 2026 is expected to bring drier weather, increasing the risk of forest and land fires (karhutla) as ENSO conditions shift from La Ni\u00f1a to neutral. The agency, alongside BNPB, is deploying a Weather Modification Operation (OMC) to moisten peatlands ahead of the peak dry season (June\u2013August), while monitoring potential El Ni\u00f1o activity and possible future extreme dry seasons.",
        "content": "<p>BMKG warns of potentially drier weather in 2026, heightening\nawareness of forest and land fires (karhutla). The condition is\ntriggered by the end of the La Ni\u00f1a phase and a shift to a neutral\nclimate.<\/p>\n<p>BMKG head Teuku Faisal Fathani said that Indonesia\u2019s weather in 2026\nfrom April onward will be influenced by the El Ni\u00f1o\u2013Southern Oscillation\n(ENSO) and the Indian Ocean Dipole, which are in a neutral phase. The\nconditions indicate rainfall is likely to be lower than the previous\nyear.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That means we must be prepared because the challenge of karhutla\nthis year will be heavier due to drier conditions, even slightly below\nthe climatological 30-year average,\u2019 Faisal said in Jakarta on Friday (6\nMarch).<\/p>\n<p>He explained equatorial regions such as Riau, Jambi and West\nKalimantan are currently experiencing a short dry spell. BMKG along with\nBadan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB) are leveraging this\nmomentum to carry out Weather Modification Operation (OMC).<\/p>\n<p>This step aims to reduce artificial rainfall to moisten peatlands so\nthey become saturated with water before the dry period peaks in June to\nAugust. Meanwhile, southern regions such as Java and Bali are predicted\nto enter the dry season in mid-March.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of Forestry Raja Juli Antoni reported that collaborative\nefforts in 2025 successfully reduced the extent of karhutla to 359,619\nhectares, down from 376,805 hectares in 2024. This reduction is the\nresult of hard work by Manggala Agni, TNI-Polri, and Masyarakat Peduli\nApi.<\/p>\n<p>BMKG also monitors the four-year El Ni\u00f1o cycle expected to occur in\n2027. If this phenomenon coincides with the strengthening of the\nAustralian Monsoon that brings dry air masses, Indonesia could face a\nfar more extreme dry season in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Based on BMKG monitoring, 206 hotspot points linked to karhutla\ndetected in several districts in West Kalimantan. Of the 11 districts,\ntotal karhutla area is 1,041.74 hectares.<\/p>\n<p>PTPN IV PalmCo strengthens Karhutla mitigation 2026 through\ncollaboration with TNI-Polri and AI-based digital monitoring ARFINA.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts to extinguish forest and land fires (karhutla) in Riau\ncontinue intensively. Of eight karhutla locations in Riau, Pelalawan\nRegency is the most affected area.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright @ 2026 Media Group - mediaindonesia. All Rights\nReserved<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bmkg-warns-of-higher-forest-and-land-fire-risk-in-2026-as-the-dry-season-becomes-drier-1772787922",
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