Cyclone which caused Indonesia's devastating floods a result of global warming: Experts

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Thursday, 08 Apr 2021
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Seroja was the 10th cyclone to hit Indonesia since 2008 and the strongest to date, killing over a hundred people. - AFP

JAKARTA (The Straits Times/ANN): Rising sea temperatures due to global warming were responsible for tropical cyclone Seroja, which triggered devastating floods and landslides in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara islands on Sunday (April 4), Indonesia's weather agency has said.

More than a hundred people lost their lives in the disaster.

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Symbol	Open	High	Low	Last	Chg	%Chg	Vol ('00)
HSI-PWFZ	0.115	0.125	0.115	0.120	0.010	9.09	2,399,764
HSI-PWHC	0.105	0.105	0.090	0.095	-0.005	-5.00	1,881,695
HSI-CWEY	0.200	0.205	0.195	0.200	-0.015	-6.98	1,656,270
HSI-CWGB	0.175	0.175	0.160	0.165	-0.020	-10.81	961,688
HSI-CWGS	0.165	0.165	0.155	0.165	-0.005	-2.94	773,659
HSI-CWEZ	0.085	0.095	0.085	0.085	-0.015	-15.00	601,831
HSI-PWHT	0.090	0.090	0.080	0.080	-0.010	-11.11	601,375
TANCO	0.930	0.940	0.925	0.930	0.000	0.00	440,293
RL	0.220	0.230	0.195	0.205	-0.020	-8.89	379,674
YTL	2.150	2.280	2.140	2.270	0.130	6.07	362,190
GOCEAN	0.115	0.115	0.080	0.090	-0.025	-21.74	351,756
SNS	0.555	0.560	0.530	0.545	-0.015	-2.68	327,602
MYEG	0.935	0.945	0.930	0.940	0.005	0.53	326,017
TWL	0.030	0.030	0.025	0.030	0.005	20.00	322,804
ECOSHOP-CJ	0.095	0.100	0.095	0.095	0.000	0.00	294,024

Cyclone which caused Indonesia's devastating floods a result of global warming: Experts