Each year between June and September, a quiet cold descends on Java and Indonesia's highland regions — a phenomenon known as bediding, as old as the seasons themselves. When skies clear and humidity falls, the earth surrenders its warmth back to the cosmos overnight, leaving communities to reach for blankets in a land that rarely needs them. Experts affirm this is no anomaly but a natural rhythm, though one that climate change and El Niño are tuning toward greater intensity and longer duration.
Indonesia's 'Bediding' Cold Spell: A Seasonal Phenomenon Amplified by Climate Shifts
Vulnerable populations including children, elderly, and those with respiratory illnesses face health risks from cold and dry air conditions.