Southeast Asia’s geophysics agency stated that El Niño weather patterns reported might dry the season in the countries located in southeast Asia. The drying effect of El Niño weather patterns might cause the melting of two of the world’s few tropical glaciers in Indonesia, and predicted to vanish by the year of 2026.
The geophysics agency said that if the El Nino drying season still continues until October, the supplies of clean water in Indonesia as the third country that has the largest rainforest after Brazil and Congo. Not only the lack of clean water supplies, the risk of forest fires also can be harmful for the people.
The geophysics agency has warned that the El Nino weather phenomenon could make this year as the most severe dryness since the last most severe dryness occurred in 2019. Also the researchers of the geophysics agency have confirmed that the El Nino saga might jeopardize the 12,000 years old tropical glaciers located in Indonesia.
“The glaciers might vanish before 2026, or even faster, and El Nino could accelerate the melting process,” Donaldi Permana, the Coordinator of Climate Research Division (BMKG), said while referring to Indonesia’s 12,000 years old tropical glaciers.
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Indonesia’s 12,000 years old tropical glaciers are located in the Jayawijaya mountains in the easternmost region of Papua. The glaciers have started to become thinner and thinner each year. Donaldi said that the glaciers have fallen from 32 meters to 8 meters in 2010.
Indonesia has set a target to cut out the emission use by 31.89% on its own as the solution of the issue, and must come true soon by 2030.
