Torrential Rains Drench Jakarta, Other Densely Populated Regions - Rainy Season Due In November

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Indonesia has been experiencing its most extreme weather conditions in recorded history, meteorologists warned on Wednesday as torrential rains continued to pound the capital. All regions across the archipelago have been experiencing abnormal and often catastrophic weather, an official from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said.

“We have reached a super-extreme level of weather this year, the first time in our history, and this is much worse than what we experienced back in 1998, when the La Nina caused extreme weather in the country,” Edvin Aldrian warned.

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Sea temperatures, Edvin said, were also at a level considered normal for Indonesia’s rainy season, not for the dry season. “It is about 28 to 29 Celsius now. Normally, for August it should have been around 24 to 26 degrees.” Generally at this time of year, Indonesia is supposed to be in the midst of the dry season and entering the transition to wetter months. "In conditions like this, tornadoes are likely to occur,” Edvin warned. “It can happen in any region in the country, starting from the western part of Indonesia to the east.”

He also said the extreme conditions were causing high waves, posing a threat to ships in Indonesian waters. “At the least, the waves will reach 3.5 meters and can reach up to more than five meters. And strong winds can make the waves even higher.

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