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        "id": 2050265,
        "msgid": "dry-ice-cloud-seeding-in-palembang-hampered-by-haze-1792662779",
        "date": "2026-10-22 16:03:26",
        "title": "Dry Ice Cloud Seeding in Palembang Hampered by Haze",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Thick haze in Palembang has prevented aircraft from dispersing 4.7 tonnes of dry ice intended to help tackle smoke from forest and land fires. South Sumatra Governor Herman Deru said visibility must meet aviation safety requirements, while officials discussed further measures as 1,832 hotspots remained detected across the province.",
        "content": "<p>South Sumatra Governor Herman Deru inspected preparations for dry-ice\ncloud seeding under a Weather Modification Operation (OMC), intended to\nhelp disperse thick haze caused by forest and land fires, at Sri Mulyono\nHerlambang Air Force Base. The inspection took place as haze again\nenveloped Palembang on Wednesday (22 October), reducing visibility in\nseveral parts of the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis morning is somewhat unusual. The regional military commander\nand I are here at the air base\u2019s base operations facility to respond to\nthe haze, which has increased very significantly this morning, after we\nhad felt the smoke clearing over the previous three days,\u201d Herman said,\nas quoted from the South Sumatra provincial government\u2019s Instagram\naccount on Thursday (22 October).<\/p>\n<p>A total of 4.7 tonnes of dry ice provided by the central government\nwas ready at the site. However, the aircraft could not take off to\ndisperse it because the thick haze was affecting visibility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want this dealt with immediately, but visibility is an obstacle.\nAviation rules require a certain level of visibility before aircraft can\nfly,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Herman said conditions differed from those on the previous day.\nAccording to information from the Meteorology, Climatology and\nGeophysics Agency (BMKG), the thick haze that morning consisted not only\nof particles from forest and land fires, but was also mixed with water\nvapour due to high humidity.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving the air base, Herman chaired a meeting on tackling\nforest and land fires with the South Sumatra Regional Leadership\nCoordination Forum (Forkopimda) in the VIP room at Sultan Mahmud\nBadaruddin II Airport in Palembang.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was attended by the commander of Korem 044\/Garuda Dempo,\nBrigadier General Khabib Mahfud; South Sumatra Police Chief Inspector\nGeneral Rony Samtana; the head of the South Sumatra Class I Climatology\nStation; and other officials, who discussed further response\nmeasures.<\/p>\n<p>According to data from the Forestry Ministry\u2019s Sipongi system as of\n5am WIB on 22 October 2026, 1,832 hotspots were still detected in South\nSumatra. The largest number, 1,007, was in Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI)\nRegency, where peatland predominates.<\/p>",
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