Head of the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Dwikorita Karnawati has invited the global community to narrow the gap between .
Increasing awareness of Indonesians living in disaster supermarket 1 hour ago
Earthquake and tsunami in Central Sulawesi on Friday (28/9) has claimed more than 1,200 lives. Indonesia will raise the issue of natural disasters at the IMF-WB annual meeting to take place in Nusa Dua, Bali. (ANTARA PHOTO/Muhammad Adimaja) (ANTARA PHOTO/Muhammad Adimaja/) Natural disasters are a day-to-day occurrence in Indonesia, as some 10 natural disasters occurred daily in January-March 2021, up from nine per day during 2020, of the total of 3,253 natural disasters that took place.
The world s largest archipelagic nation comprising over 17 thousand islands is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, a horseshoe-shaped region of converging tectonic plates and several volcanoes.
Bolster public awareness of natural disaster potentials: BNPB Head 2 hours ago
BNPB Chief Doni Monardo Depok, West Java (ANTARA) - National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Head Lt Gen. Doni Monardo highlighted the importance of boosting public awareness of the potential for natural disasters in Indonesia since people only knew of the potential of natural resources. In fact, outsiders call Indonesia a disaster supermarket because of our complex demographic contours. We are one of the 35 countries, with the highest level of potential disaster risks in the world according to the World Bank s indicators, Monardo noted in a statement here on Thursday.