Indonesia's Salt Farmers Benefit from El Nino Drought

Cirebon. Salt farmers in Indonesia's West Java province are reaping abundant benefits from the drought caused by El Nino. On the other hand, paddy farmers are preparing for a long period of challenges due to the intense heat.Indonesia, a vast tropical archipelago in Southeast Asia, is facing an intensifying El Nino. El Nino is a climate system that typically causes hotter and drier conditions in many parts of Southeast Asia. It increases the risk of drought, wildfires, and crop damage.By July, more than half of the country's weather stations were already experiencing a longer dry season than expected. This dry...