Tropical storm 3B to drift away<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Sumatra may get a reprieve from the recent
\nstorms and torrential rains that have caused landslides and
\nflooding in many parts of the island as weathermen predict
\nimproving conditions in coming weeks.<\/p>\n
Head of the Meteorology and Geophysical Agency (BMG) Sri
\nDiharto said on Tuesday that after a few days the rain should die
\ndown, \"but residents in regions of eastern Indonesia, especially
\nin Maluku, have to watch out because an unnamed tropical storm is
\napproaching from the southern Philippines and could cause heavy
\nweather there\".<\/p>\n
Sri told The Jakarta Post that heavy rains will continue for
\nthe next few days in Sumatra as a result of tropical storm 3B.<\/p>\n
The torrential rains falling for days in Aceh, North Sumatra
\nand West Sumatra are a result of a tropical storm called \"3B\"
\nwhich formed in the western part of Aceh, he explained.<\/p>\n
\"From Nov. 18 to Nov. 19 the depression built into a tropical
\nstorm, causing heavy rains from Nov. 20 to Nov. 21, peaking on
\nNov. 23 when over 200 millimeters fell causing the landslides,\"
\nSri said.<\/p>\n
But based on BMG observations, it is likely the 3B storm will
\ndrift away and hopefully cause the rain to subside.<\/p>\n
\"In southern parts of Java, the rain won't be as heavy as in
\nparts of Sumatra.<\/p>\n
\"People should stay alert since from the end of December to
\nJanuary next year the Asian monsoon will be active causing heavy
\nrains,\" Sri said, adding that if hard rains occur in areas with
\nwidespread environmental damage, it could lead to disasters such
\nas floods and landslides.<\/p>\n
Sri Diharto explained that the extreme climate changes have
\nbeen caused, to some extent, by global warming.<\/p>\n
In Indonesia, the impact of global climate change can be seen
\nthrough the rise of sea level along the northern coast of Java,
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
\"In Semarang and Surabaya, every time a high tide occurs,
\nthere is flooding. Such flooding never took place before. Similar
\neffects can be seen in irregular rain fall and the El Nino
\nweather phenomenon,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Global climate changes are caused by, among other things,
\ngreenhouse emissions produced from industrialization and
\npollution from automobiles, he said.(edt)<\/p>",
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