Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK): Number of Hotspots in Indonesia Reaches 350 in the Last 24 Hours (Wednesday, August 14, 2024)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (KLHK) SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, 24-hour monitoring shows 350 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is a decrease of 577 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is derived from satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Wednesday (14/8/2024) at 16.08 WIB. Of the 350 hotspots detected, 4 have a high confidence level, 345 are medium, and 1 is low.

Hotspot confidence levels are categorized into 3 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 were detected in South Sumatra (51). East Java is second with 46 hotspots, followed by South Kalimantan with 36.

Central Sulawesi has 32 detected hotspots, followed by South Sulawesi with 21, and Central Java and Banten with 21 and 19 respectively.

A hotspot is a coordinate point in an area with a higher surface temperature than its surroundings, and not the number of forest and land fire incidents.

However, a large number of clustered hotspots in an 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.