Indonesia is a Vast Stretch of Islands: Disasters are 99% Natural

It’s hard to get my head around these numbers:

In 2017 Indonesia was plagued by 787 floods, 716 tornadoes, 614 landslides, 96 forest (and land) fires, 76 floods & landslides, 19 droughts, 20 earthquakes, 11 tidal waves & abrasion, and two volcanic eruptions.

Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for BNPB, said around 99 percent of these disasters involve a hydrometeorological disaster, referring to a disaster that is caused by weather and surface flows.

That means 1% of the disasters are man-made. While I’m a bit skeptical that its only 1%, it kinda makes you feel better about humanity, eh?

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