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        "msgid": "why-is-it-still-raining-amid-the-godzilla-el-nino-issue-heres-the-explanation-from-ipb-university-expert-1775731863",
        "date": "2026-04-09 17:27:00",
        "title": "Why Is It Still Raining Amid the Godzilla El Ni\u00f1o Issue? Here's the Explanation from IPB University Expert",
        "author": "Gloria Setyvani Putri",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "Despite warnings from the Indonesian Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) about an extreme \"Godzilla\" El Ni\u00f1o phenomenon threatening prolonged drought, heavy rains continue to affect parts of Indonesia due to the transitional pancaroba period and uneven onset of seasons across regions, according to IPB University expert Sonni. He notes that rising sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific signal the development of El Ni\u00f1o, which could significantly reduce rainfall, extend the dry season to about six months, and advance its start, particularly in Java. While the \"Godzilla\" label refers to a super El Ni\u00f1o with sea temperatures rising 2.5\u00b0C or more above normal, lasting around a year and historically causing severe droughts and forest fires in Indonesia in 1982, 1997, and 2015, the current situation remains unalarming.",
        "content": "<p>The phenomenon of heavy rains still frequently drenching several\nregions in Indonesia amid threats of prolonged drought has raised\nsignificant questions among the public. This is because the Indonesian\nMeteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) had\npreviously warned of the threat of the El Ni\u00f1o phenomenon, even one\ncategorised as extreme or \u201cGodzilla\u201d. So, why does rain continue to fall\ndespite the El Ni\u00f1o threat, even one described as \u201cGodzilla\u201d category?\n\u201cBecause this is still the pancaroba period, and the start of the season\nis not uniform across all regions of Indonesia,\u201d said Sonni on Tuesday\n(8\/4\/2026). Sonni emphasised that indications of a prolonged dry season\nare still evident based on the trend of rising sea surface temperatures\nin the central and eastern Pacific Ocean. This rise in temperature is\nthe initial signal for the development of El Ni\u00f1o, which has the\npotential to significantly reduce rainfall in Indonesia. Based on\navailable data, this year\u2019s dry season is predicted to last longer than\nusual. \u201cIt is predicted to be so, with a duration of around six months,\u201d\nhe added. Moreover, the start of the dry season could arrive earlier,\nespecially in Java, which typically enters the dry phase in July. \u201cThe\nstart of the dry season is earlier than usual. This rise in sea surface\ntemperature impacts the reduction in cloud formation in Indonesia,\u201d he\nexplained. Regarding the term \u201cEl Ni\u00f1o Godzilla\u201d that has been widely\ndiscussed, Sonni explained that it refers to the super El Ni\u00f1o category.\nThis condition occurs when sea surface temperatures in the Pacific rise\nby up to 2.5 degrees Celsius or more above normal. \u201cEl Ni\u00f1o Godzilla\nusually lasts on average for one year,\u201d said Sonni. This extreme\nphenomenon previously triggered severe droughts and forest fires in\nIndonesia in 1982, 1997, and 2015. Nevertheless, Sonni assesses that the\ncurrent conditions are still in a category that is not worrying.<\/p>",
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