Indonesia turns to cloud seeding to divert rainfall in Java


JAKARTA (Bernama): Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has launched cloud seeding operations in East and West Java to divert rainfall from densely populated areas towards open waters.

In a statement, its spokesperson Abdul Muhari said the operations were carried out as the country braces for potential extreme weather following last week’s deadly floods in Bali and East Nusa Tenggara.

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