Make it rain: Indonesia chases clouds to stem El Nino fires
- Source
- Channel News Asia - Latest News
- Source link
- https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sustainability/indonesia-forest-fires-el-nino-cloud-seeding-6325196
- Published
- 2026-08-18 04:55:00
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-18 06:47:18
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- Singapore
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
Cloud seeding is rarely used to tackle wildfires globally, but Indonesia believes it can help tackle a wildfire season that experts say is on track to become one of the worst in years.
Procurement Relevance Gate
FAIL
— score 19.3/100 — evaluated 2026-08-18 06:47:18
Matched indicators (weather_natural_hazard, geographic_exposure) fall short of the pass threshold (19.3/20.0).
- weather_natural_hazard (weight 8) — matched on "wildfire"
- geographic_exposure (weight 8) — matched on "1 linked geography"
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Not Assessed — this Signal did not pass the Procurement Relevance Gate, or is fictional/excluded test data.