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EL NINO EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN.
August 13, 2009... Jakarta, Aug. 13 (ANTARA): A majority of the model forecasts for the Nino-3.4 sea surface temperatures (SST) index suggest El Nino will continue to strengthen, according to a forecast of the US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s National Weather Service. While...

DROUGHT IN C JAVA TO PEAK IN AUGUST.
July 31, 2009... Semarang, July 31 (ANTARA): The drought in Central Java this year is estimated to peak in August, Evi Lutfiati of the local Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said here on Friday. She said that even though the drought would peak in August there was also the possibility that...

EL NINO MAY WORSEN FOREST FIRES IN RIAU : BMKG.
July 31, 2009... Pekanbaru, Riau July 31 (ANTARA): The local Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said the arrival of El Nino will worsen forest fires in Riau province. "El Nino can worsen the land and forest fires in Riau province," Marzuki, analyst of the BMKG for Pekanbaru office, said...

News Focus: INDONESIA EXPECTS MODERATE IMPACT OF EL NINO.
July 29, 2009... By Andi Abdussalam Jakarta, July 29 (ANTARA) - Experts have predicted that El Nino, a climate phenomenon with a significant influence on global weather, ocean conditions and marine fisheries, will begin hitting the Asian region, including Indonesia, later this year and will last until 2010....

News Focus: RI BRACING FOR DROUGHT AND OTHER EL NINO RELATED IMPACTS.
July 16, 2009... By Andi Abdussalam Jakarta, July 16 (ANTARA) - Haze, which is the omen of the arrival of annual drought, has once again begun to disturb people's activities in Sumatra and Kalimantan and has even threatened neighboring countries. Haze produced by forest and plantation fires in Riau province...