Leaking Hell Strikes Earth, UGM Expert Issues Danger Warning
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The pace of global warming has been increasing rapidly for decades. Experts warn of the dangers lurking with this fact.
The UGM website notes that the rate of global warming has increased at nearly twice the speed compared to the 1970s. Currently, it is reported that the Earth’s temperature has risen by 0.35 degrees Celsius.
This increase in Earth’s temperature will have significant impacts on the planet. One of them is the melting of the North Pole ice, which increases sea water volume and reduces the height of low-lying lands.
Additionally, there will be an increase in disasters. Because high temperatures will lead to high evaporation, potentially resulting in heavier rain.
“If the air temperature rises higher, causing the sea surface temperature to rise as well, then another form is cyclones that will occur more frequently. If cyclones occur frequently, the subsequent impacts are floods, then for example strong winds, and also other height changes,” explained UGM climatology expert from the Faculty of Geography, Dr. Emilya Nurjani, quoted on Monday (30/3/2026).
She explained that the main factor behind the rising Earth temperature is global warming. For example, human activities such as the use of fossil fuels will increase greenhouse gases, allowing more solar radiation to be absorbed by Earth rather than reflected.
The temperature increase also boosts evaporation and transpiration processes. When there is more vapour in the troposphere, cloud formation increases, subsequently intensifying rainfall.
This will occur during the dry season, which is also driven by the Australian monsoon. This phenomenon brings water vapour from south to north, to higher areas because high pressure is in Asia and only passes through Indonesia.
“Cloud formation during the dry season decreases, so we experience the dry season,” Emilya stated.
As a precautionary measure, one step that can be taken is mitigation to prevent the temperature increase from continuing, which would lead to Earth experiencing drought and many strong winds.
During prolonged dry periods, the public is urged to practise regulatory harvesting, namely capturing rainwater from roofs. Additionally, increasing storage activities in any form and using water wisely.
“So water is used according to its function. For example, for domestic water needs, we can use groundwater, but for other needs, we can use surface water or other types of water. Because groundwater itself is all input from rainwater,” she explained.