[Semarang, 20 August 2025] The Community Service Team of the Geophysics Laboratory, Department of Physics, FSM Undip Semarang carried out a community service program in the form of “Application-Based Training on Windy Weather for Hydrometeorological Disaster Mitigation.” This activity took place at the Central Java Climatology Station (BMKG) and was attended by various parties collaborating to improve hydrometeorological disaster literacy among high school students.
The event, held at the Central Java Climatology Station, was attended by Dr. Rina Dwi Indriana, S.Si, M.Si., Prof. Dr. Rahmat Gernowo, MT, Prof. Dr. Eng. Agus Setyawan, M.Si., and Muhammad Fahmi, S.Si, M.Si., as lecturers of Geophysics, Department of Physics UNDIP, accompanying teachers from SMA N 5 Semarang, students of SMA N 5 Semarang, as well as the BMKG team who supported the success of the program.
The community service activity consisted of material presentations by the Central Java BMKG Team. In the first session, the team delivered several topics, including: the basics of meteorology and climatology, introduction to extreme weather phenomena, early warning information and weather monitoring, and how to use the Windy Weather application to read atmospheric dynamics such as wind, rainfall, air pressure, storm potential, and other parameters.
Through this presentation, students were introduced to practical ways of utilizing digital technology to understand weather conditions and mitigate the risks of meteorological disasters such as floods, strong winds, extreme weather, and potential heavy rainfall.
During this visit, participants were able to observe the process of collecting, recording, and processing weather data in real time. This activity aimed to strengthen their understanding of the relationship between climatological instruments and data visualization in the Windy Weather application.
The second session consisted of a field trip to the instrument garden of the Central Java Climatology Station. Students and training participants had the opportunity to directly learn about various weather observation instruments, such as: rain gauges, anemometers, thermohygrometers, evaporation pans, solar radiation measuring instruments, and other meteorological instruments.
As an academic institution, the UNDIP Geophysics Laboratory is committed to actively contributing to the improvement of hydrometeorological disaster mitigation literacy within the community, especially among the younger generation. This training serves as a concrete form of the university’s involvement in supporting preparedness against weather-related disaster threats.
In his remarks, the representative of the UNDIP Geophysics Laboratory stated that understanding atmospheric dynamics and the ability to interpret digital weather maps are essential competencies in the era of climate change. Collaboration between universities, BMKG, and secondary schools is expected to strengthen disaster mitigation awareness at both local and regional levels. The UNDIP Geophysics Laboratory plans to continue similar programs on a broader scale and expand collaborations with other disaster-related institutions.
