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        "id": 1643741,
        "msgid": "bpbd-banjarnegara-region-predicted-to-experience-wet-dry-season-in-2026-1774867915",
        "date": "2026-03-30 16:54:21",
        "title": "BPBD: Banjarnegara Region Predicted to Experience Wet Dry Season in 2026",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Banjarnegara Regency in Central Java is forecasted to undergo a \"wet dry season\" in 2026, characterised by potential rainfall during the dry period, mitigating the risk of total drought despite the lingering effects of the El Ni\u00f1o phenomenon. This prediction, derived from coordination with provincial disaster agencies and BMKG weather forecasts, aims to reduce water shortages in vulnerable southern areas that suffered severely in 2023. Local authorities are enhancing monitoring, community reporting mechanisms, and mitigation efforts such as borehole construction to ensure swift responses to any emerging crises.",
        "content": "<p>Banjarnegara is estimated to still experience a wet dry season,\nmeaning that during the dry period there is still potential for rain,\nnot completely dry like other regions. Banjarnegara (ANTARA) - The Head\nof the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Banjarnegara\nRegency, Aji Piluroso, stated that the Banjarnegara region in Central\nJava (Jateng) is predicted to experience a wet dry season in 2026, even\nthough the El Ni\u00f1o phenomenon has the potential to trigger a longer and\nhotter dry season. \u201cThis prediction was obtained based on the results of\ncoordination with the Central Java Provincial BPBD along with the Heads\nof BPBD in regencies\/cities throughout Central Java regarding\npreparedness to face this year\u2019s dry season. Banjarnegara is estimated\nto still experience a wet dry season, meaning that during the dry season\nperiod there is still potential for rain, not completely dry like other\nregions,\u201d he said in Banjarnegara on Monday. Based on the weather\nforecast issued by the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency\n(BMKG), he continued, the start of the dry season in several regions is\nforecasted to begin in April, while in Banjarnegara it is predicted to\noccur in May 2026. He hopes that this condition can reduce the impact of\ndrought, especially in areas that have previously been prone to clean\nwater crises. \u201cResidents in vulnerable areas are expected to detect\npotential drought early and immediately report if they experience a\nshortage of clean water for several days,\u201d he said. According to him,\nreports from the community will accelerate handling, including the\ndistribution of clean water aid through distributions carried out by the\nBPBD. As a mitigation step, he said, the Banjarnegara BPBD has carried\nout various efforts, including the construction of boreholes at several\ndrought-prone points. Reflecting on historical data from the worst\ndrought impacts, he said, the BPBD recorded at least 21 villages from\nseven sub-districts in southern Banjarnegara that have the potential to\nexperience drought, namely Susukan, Purwareja Klampok, Mandiraja,\nWanadadi, Pagedongan, and Rakit. \u201cThese areas are priorities for\nmonitoring because in 2023 they experienced drought,\u201d said Aji Piluroso.\nNevertheless, he does not rule out the possibility that other areas,\nincluding previously unaffected regions such as the upper or northern\nBanjarnegara, could also potentially experience drought if weather\nconditions develop more extremely. \u201cThe potential still exists, but it\nis relatively small because our region\u2019s conditions tend to be wet and\nforest cover is not too extensive,\u201d he said. Furthermore, Aji said that\nin facing the 2026 dry season, the Banjarnegara BPBD continues to\nstrengthen coordination with sub-district and village governments to\nmonitor developments in the field. According to him, this step is taken\nto ensure a quick response to potential clean water crises or other\ndisaster threats. \u201cWe hope that the predicted wet dry season in\nBanjarnegara can suppress drought risks, so that the impact is not as\ngreat as what happened in 2023,\u201d he stated.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bpbd-banjarnegara-region-predicted-to-experience-wet-dry-season-in-2026-1774867915",
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