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        "msgid": "why-does-rain-fall-during-the-dry-season-1777261892",
        "date": "2026-04-27 10:07:20",
        "title": "Why Does Rain Fall During the Dry Season?",
        "author": "Gloria Setyvani Putri",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Environment",
        "summary": "Global warming has accelerated dramatically over the past decade, raising Earth's temperature by 0.35 degrees Celsius and intensifying extreme weather events worldwide, including threats to Indonesia's lowlands and food security. Dr. Emilya Nurjani from Universitas Gadjah Mada explains how rising sea surface temperatures fuel tropical cyclones, floods, and strong winds, while prolonged dry seasons endanger agriculture, particularly rice planting. She advocates for wise water management, such as rainwater storage and judicious groundwater use, to mitigate these impacts and protect future generations from permanent environmental damage.",
        "content": "<p>The pace of global warming over the last decade shows a worrying\ntrend, with the rate of increase nearly double that of the 1970s era.\nCurrently, the Earth\u2019s temperature has risen by 0.35 degrees Celsius, a\nfigure that triggers a surge in the intensity of extreme weather across\nvarious parts of the world. Climate experts from Universitas Gadjah Mada\n(UGM) warn that this phenomenon is not merely a rise in numbers but a\nreal threat to the sustainability of lowlands to the national food\nsector. Dr.\u00a0Emilya Nurjani, a climate expert from UGM\u2019s Faculty of\nGeography, explains that this temperature increase triggers the melting\nof ice in the North Pole, leading to a rise in sea levels, thus\nthreatening the existence of lowlands. Not only that, high temperatures\naccelerate the evaporation process. When sea surface temperatures warm,\nthe potential for hydrometeorological disasters such as tropical\ncyclones increases sharply. \u201cIf air temperatures rise higher, causing\nsea surface temperatures to rise further, another form is cyclones that\nwill occur more frequently. If cyclones happen often, the subsequent\nimpacts are floods, then for example strong winds, and also other height\nchanges,\u201d Emilya explains, quoted from the UGM website. Global warming\ntriggered by human activities, such as the use of fossil fuels,\nincreases concentrations of greenhouse gases. As a result, more solar\nradiation is absorbed by the Earth than reflected back. This phenomenon\nnot only brings flood disasters but also strong winds capable of\nuprooting trees and damaging residents\u2019 infrastructure. The most\nworrying impact targets food security. Rising temperatures cause the dry\nseason to arrive earlier with drier conditions. \u201cBecause if the dry\nseason is prolonged, it will impact the agricultural sector. Farmers\nwill struggle to plant rice, especially in the third planting pattern,\u201d\nshe adds. Rising temperatures also affect evaporation and transpiration\nprocesses. On one hand, abundant water vapour in the troposphere can\naccelerate the formation of rain clouds that trigger puddling. However,\nduring the dry season, the Australian Monsoon phenomenon occurs. High\npressure in Asia causes water vapour from the south to merely \u201cpass\nthrough\u201d Indonesia towards the north. \u201cThe cloud formation process\nduring the dry season decreases, so we experience the dry season,\u201d\nEmilya reveals. In addition to rainwater storage, she emphasises the\nimportance of prudence in using groundwater, whose reserves heavily\ndepend on rainwater input. \u201cSo water is used according to its function.\nFor example, for domestic water needs, we can use groundwater, but for\nother needs, we can use surface water or other types of water,\u201d Emilya\nconcludes. These mitigation steps are deemed urgent to prevent the rate\nof temperature rise from continuing and triggering more permanent\nenvironmental damage for future generations.<\/p>",
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