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Anticipating El Niño, INP Prepares Mitigation Steps through Public Dialogue

The South Sumatra Regional Police, along with the Indonesian National Police (INP) Public Relations Division, are preparing the anticipation for the 2026 El Niño phenomenon through integrated mitigation measures on the threat of forest and land fires, food crises, and potential social disruption in South Sumatra.

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El Niño Threatens to 80% Cause Wildfires in Indonesia: BMKG

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) stated that global climate conditions have the potential to develop into a weak to moderate El Niño phenomenon in the second half of 2026, with a probability of around 50-80 percent, increasing the risk of drought and forest and land fires in Indonesia.