Climate change behind 2020 floods that displaced thousands in Jakarta, agency says
(WorldNews Indonesia)

Shares Climate change-driven global warming is a factor behind repeated instances of severe flooding across Greater Jakarta since early January, including a flood that inundated parts of the capital on Tuesday, according to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). BMKG head Dwikorita Karnawati said the string of floods that hit Jakarta and its satellite cities over the past two months was a result of several changes. “In addition to the increase of rainfall intensity and the continuation of extreme conditions, it turns out that...