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December 10, 2024 | 08:53 am
TEMPO.CO, Denpasar - Waterfalls are suddenly appearing at various points on Mount Agung, Karangasem, Bali. The number of them seems to be more abundant compared to those that appeared in previous rainy seasons.
Among those visible this time are located at an altitude of around 2,100 meters above sea level, on the Pasar Agung climbing route. The water flow is located in lahar paths that dry up during the dry season.
According to the Coordinator of Analysis and Forecasting at the Climatology Station of Bali, the Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BBMKG) Region III Denpasar, Made Dwi Wiratmaja, the impromptu waterfalls are due to the high volume of water resulting from heavy rain. "The high water flow on the mountain makes it appear from a distance like a waterfall," he said on Monday, December 9, 2024.
Based on weather observations, Dwi explained that in early December 2024, heavy to very heavy rain had occurred at several rainfall observation points in Karangasem. For example, at the Besakih Rain Post, rainfall of over 50 millimeters per day (heavy rainfall category) was recorded on December 1-3, 2024, and on December 6, 2024, rainfall of over 100 millimeters per day (very heavy rainfall category) was recorded.
On December 6 as well, the Pempatan Rain Observation Post recorded rainfall of over 150 millimeters or in the category of extreme rain. The same happened at the Rain Observation Post in Singaraja, where extreme rain occurred on December 1 and 4, 2024.
Dwi estimated that the impromptu waterfalls emerged because the ground had become saturated with accumulated rainwater over the past week. "So the rainfall becomes surface flow or run-off towards the river routes around Mount Agung," he said.
Mount Agung climbing guide, Wayan Widi Yasa, also revealed that heavy rain had been hitting the Mount Agung area for the past few days. The guide from Sogra Hamlet at the foot of the 3,142-meter-high mountain received cancellations from several groups of tourists due to the bad weather.
Although the impromptu waterfalls present an attractive view, Widi stated that heavy rain has the potential to pose risks by making the climbing route more slippery, the ground more unstable, and hindering visibility. "Risk," said Widi, who is also the Chairman of the Sebudi Village Forest Management Institution in Karangasem.
He urged prospective climbers or nature lovers to coordinate or contact local guides at each climbing post before planning the climb to ensure safety and security.
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