TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) director, Andi Eka Sakya, said the public do not have worry about the El Nino phenomenon in 2014. "For this year, El Nino is expected to be weak," he said in Jakarta, Friday, June 13.
The public's concern on El Nino's impacts this year was triggered by an analysis on anomalies of sea surface temperature (SST) and sea level that are similar with what happened in 1997. However, the BMKG viewed the rate of water vapour around Indonesia up until June is still high, which indicates that the impact of El Nino draught this year will not be as extreme as in 1997.
El Nino is expected to be active between July and August 2014. According to Climatology deputy, Widada Sulistya, its impacts are just decreased precipitation and dryness.
The impacts would be more felt in the eastern part of Indonesia, meanwhile the western part will not feel its impacts at all.
URSULA FLORENE SONIA
