Seven miners were killed and five were unaccounted for following a landslide that occurred at a traditional gold mining site in Baya Biru, Paniai regency, Papua, on Tuesday at around 11 p.m. local time. Two other miners survived the incident. “The incident took place in the middle of the night when it was raining heavily, […]
Soybeans from Papua, produced by farmers in the area of Nimbokrang and Keerom, not much preferred by Papuan tofu and tempe producer. They prefer soybeans from Java rather than local because the quality is better. Papua soybean production in 2014 according to the forecast figures I estimated at 3,622 tons of dry beans (BK), a […]
Ship which trans load landing craft tank (LCT) named Pancar Indah sank in the Strait of Bali, Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at around 21:40 pm, in radius of 150 meters from Gilimanuk Port. Strong winds and high waves struck the Bali Strait at the time. There were no casualties in the incident. Read full text […]
Residents complained about the amount of garbage in every corner of the Nabire City. In some major connecting roads, garbage is piling up the road. This is because the city has no landfills and its inadequate waste disposal facilities. Residents hope Nabire Government immediately fix the garbage problem in urban areas. Read full text on […]
Indonesia is now the state with the highest deforestation rates in the world and goes beyond Brazil. Although the government has issued a moratorium on deforestation in May 2011, in fact, deforestation in Indonesia is growing rapidly instead. Not surprisingly, Indonesia has now become the third largest producer of gas emissions in the world. Read […]
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BMKG) Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) estimates that in 2014 the dry season will be longer, due to the impact of El-Nino, ie from August to November. However, it is predicted that the impact is relatively lower than the El Nino in 1997. DIY BMKG appealed, so that areas prone […]
BPBD Central Java landslide report (26/6) at 20:00 pm, seven villages in the District Daeyluhur, Cilacap regency, Central Java. Landslide due to high intensity rainfall and unstable soil structure. BPBDs has sought to the scene to collect data and there were no casualties. Continue reading on BNPB
Sinabung alert status (level III) re-erupted on Sunday (29/6) at 19:29 pm. Eruption column height of 4,000 meters, and heat clouds glide 4,500 m to the southeast. Visually is not visible due to weather conditions and rainy night. Observations based on the instrumentation Observation Post Mount Sinabung PVMBG. Wind direction to the east. The maximum […]
The transportation sector is the largest contributor to pollution in urban areas. Research conducted by the Ministry of environment (MOE) and put the database in 2010 shows, transport contributes to 50 to 70 percent of the total emissions of fine particles and 75 percent of total harmful greenhouse-gas emissions to health. While emissions of greenhouse […]
Mount Soputan’s activity located in North Sulawesi, is now likely to decline. However, this 1,784 meters above sea level volcano still on “siaga” status (level III). The decrease in activity is demonstrated by the energy and the amount of volcanic seismicity on Thursday (26/6). Continue reading on Nefosnews
