The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (LHK) Detects 451 Hotspots in Indonesia, Most in East Nusa Tenggara (Sunday, November 17, 2024)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (KLHK) forest and land fire monitoring system, SiPongi, monitoring over the past 24 hours shows 451 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 87 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is derived from satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Sunday (17/11/2024) at 11:23 WIB. Of the 451 hotspots detected, 11 have a high confidence level, 426 are medium, and 14 are low.

The hotspot confidence level is divided into three scales: low (0-29), medium (30-79), and high (80-100). The higher the confidence level, the greater the likelihood of a forest and land fire in that area.

The highest number of hotspots was detected in East Nusa Tenggara, with 112. East Kalimantan is second with 61 hotspots, followed by Central Sulawesi with 61.

Southeast Sulawesi has 56 detected hotspots, Lampung has 25, and South Sulawesi and North Kalimantan each have 22.

Hotspots are coordinate points of an area with a higher surface temperature than its surroundings, and do not represent the number of forest and land fire incidents.

However, a large number of hotspots clustered in one area indicates forest and land fires. This means that hotspot data from remote sensing satellites remains the most effective method for monitoring forest and land fires over large areas.