Gak semua bangunan yang keliatan kokoh aman buat berlindung saat hujan deras.

Buat yang mau mendapatkan kacamata gerhana gratis, silakan ke Planetarium Jakarta besok.

Jadi dengan ada siaran ini kita gak perlu lihat gerhana matahari secara langsung.

Seluruh penumpang selamat, namun bandara sempat ditutup selama dua jam.

Baru kemarin Gubernur DKI Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama menyatakan Jakarta gak bakalan kekeringan. Eh rupanya taman Monas sudah duluan meranggas. Rumput hijau berubah menjadi kecoklatan dan kering. Monas pun bak dikelilingi lapangan baseball yang gersang. “Monas itu punya jaringan air dan sprinkler tapi banyak dicuri orang. Makanya kering,” Basuki menjelaskan pada Kompas. “Taman 70 hektar, […]

El Nino yang membuat suhu muka air laut plus udara meningkat dan mengeringkan suatu wilayah, konon akan melanda Jakarta selama beberapa bulan ke depan. “Puncaknya musim kemarau, saat matahari berada tepat di atas garis khatulistiwa, yang diperkirakan terjadi pada September nanti,” Kepala Bidang Informasi Meteorologi Publik Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika (BMKG), A. Fachri Radjab […]

A blazing forest fire has been reportedly scorching the slopes of Mt. Agung, Bali’s highest volcano in Karangasem, East Bali since Saturday. Initially covering 15 hectares, the fire has continued to expand.  Ida Bagus Arimbawa, Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency, said the wildfire also hit the Abang and Kubu districts. Firefighters have attempted […]

While this extended dry season is making a lot of people suffer, Buleleng’s wine farmers have something to smile about.  This stretch of dry season has helped wine prices soar, at a quoted amount of Rp 4,000 to Rp 8,000 per kilogram, according to the Bali Post.  Grape growers in Bali’s north say harvests in […]

Can PDAM please get it together? Dry season is seeming to go on forever and we keep hearing about the regional state-owned tap water company’s inefficiencies.  The latest headache involves leaky pipes spilling out into the streets of Denpasar. Residents living around Jl. Hasanuddin in the capital city complained about the leaks earlier today, reported […]

Word on the street is that the rains may hit Bali in five different regions today, says Tribun Bali.  Rainy season isn’t always our favorite, but Bali’s been notably dry lately so we’ll happily trade in our sun-bathing time for poncho time.  The areas are Tabanan, Magupura, Gianyar, Almapura and Singaraja, according to forecasts from […]