Indonesia Heading for Disaster in 2050
May 19, 2008, 6:25 pm
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Tsunami Indonesia Heading for Disaster in 2050
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Indonesia should reduce its energy consumption or a large disaster will occur in 2050. The use of energy is alleged as the main cause of earth’s temperature rise of 6.4 celcius degree over the last century.
“The year 2050 will be critical ,” said State Minister for the Environment, Rahmat Witoelar in a general lecture on climate change and sustainable development at the Faculty of Social and Political Science (FISIP) University of Indonesia, today.
Rahmat quoted a conclusion from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) saying that the increase of global temperature since the 20th century is caused mainly by the increased concentration of green house gases because of human activity.
He explained that because of the temperature increases, seven large rivers in the world will be dried out, including the Ganges river in India and Yellow River in China.
He added that the access road to Soekarno-Hatta airport will be flooded permanently due to global warming.
To slow the global warming process, Rahmat recommended a ‘green’ lifestyle for Indonesia, by reducing electricity and fuel usage. “I suggest the government and building providers in Jakarta to design skyscrapers that are energy-save friendly,” said Rahmat.
Breaking Emergency in Indonesia : Natural Disasters
March 24, 2008, 12:17 pm
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Tidal waves damage 214 houses in Selayar, S Sulawesi
February 20, 2008, 9:36 am
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Hightide Tidal waves and strong wind hit Selayar District, South Sulawesi Province, damaging at least 214 houses on Friday.
The disaster forced hundreds of residents to fee their houses and evacuate to safer areas, Selayar’s social service head Nuryani Yusuf said.
Worst-hit subdistricts included Bonto Sikuyu where 106 houses were damaged, Benteng (52 houses), Pasi Masunggu Timur (32 houses), Pasi Masunggu (17 houses) and Bonto Manai (eight houses).
The tidal waves triggered flooding which inundated houses located along the coastal line, he said.
The tidal waves were the worst in the past 34 years, she said.
“Huge tidal waves once occurred in 1974 and now it happens again. Luckily it did not claim any lives,” she said.
The tidal waves are expected to continue until February 24, 2008, and might also affect villages in Takalar, Jeneponto, Bantaeng and Bulukumba District. (*)
