Java Sea 照片檔

Rivers draining into the Java Sea from the north coast of West Java, Indonesia. Seasonal monsoonal rains have flooded rivers and sediment-laden floodwaters discharge as conspicuous plumes discoloring the Java Sea along the coastline. Such is the intensity of farming that major rivers have been straightened out to control floodwaters and to aid rice paddy irrigation in any dry season. Photo taken over the Java Sea on a flight between Jakarta and Bali. Deforestation in river headwaters maybe contributing to additional load of eroded soils and silts suspended in the floodwaters.