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News Indonesia » West Sulawesi: Salty wells and lost land: Climate and erosion take their toll in Sulawesi

News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/salty-wells-and-lost-land-climate-and-erosion-take-their-toll-in-sulawesi/

Published on: Tuesday 21 November 2023

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Coastal erosion on the west coast of Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island is so advanced that seawater has penetrated the groundwater supply that tens of ...

News Indonesia » West Sulawesi: Crocodile attacks in Indonesia are on the rise. It's left residents on edge

News channel or source: https://www.news4jax.com/business/2025/03/17/crocodile-attacks-in-indonesia-are-on-the-rise-its-left-residents-on-edge/

Published on: Sunday 16 March 2025

BUDONG-BUDONG – Nearly seven months after a crocodile attack almost took her life, Munirpa walked to the estuary outside her home with her husband and her children, ready to brave a reenactment.

News Indonesia » West Sulawesi: Landslides kill 10 on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, 40 missing

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/landslides-kill-12-indonesias-sulawesi-island-18-missing-2024-07-08/

Published on: Monday 08 July 2024

JAKARTA, July 8 (Reuters) - At least 10 people have died and 40 are missing after torrential rain caused a landslide in a gold mine in Indonesia's Sulawesi island at the weekend, officials said on ...

News Indonesia » West Sulawesi: Sulawesi hydropower dam could flood important archaeological sites

News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/sulawesi-hydropower-dam-could-flood-important-archaeological-sites/

Published on: Tuesday 13 December 2022

A Jakarta-based hydropower company aims to dam the Karama River in western Sulawesi as part of a clean energy project to help wean the country off of coal. An inundation map shows that the dam could ...

News Indonesia » West Sulawesi: Wallacea: A living laboratory of Earth's evolution. Its wildlife, forests and reefs will be devastated if we don't act

News channel or source: https://phys.org/news/2023-08-wallacea-laboratory-earth-evolution-wildlife.html

Published on: Friday 11 August 2023

Wallacea is a fascinating region of both land and sea. Spanning approximately 338,000 square kilometers within Indonesia, it is home to a rich diversity of animals and plants, with hybrid species from ...

News Indonesia » West Sulawesi: News Alert: Mercy Corps Responding to Indonesian Earthquake as COVID-19 Concerns Rise

News channel or source: https://www.mercycorps.org/press-room/releases/west-sulawesi-indonesia-earthquake

Published on: Tuesday 19 January 2021

Following the recent 6.2 magnitude earthquake that killed at least 73 people in West Sulawesi, Indonesia, global organisation Mercy Corps is rushing urgent emergency support to those affected in the ...