Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK): 184 Hotspots Detected Across Indonesia in the Last 24 Hours (Monday, November 4, 2024)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (KLHK) SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, 24-hour monitoring shows 184 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is a decrease of 114 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is from satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Monday (4/11/2024) at 11:46 WIB. Of the 184 detected hotspots, 4 have a high confidence level, 168 are medium, and 12 are low.

Hotspot confidence levels are 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 North Maluku (27). East Kalimantan is second with 19 hotspots, followed by West Nusa Tenggara with 18.

Seventeen hotspots were detected in East Nusa Tenggara, followed by South Sumatra with 15, and Southeast Sulawesi and Aceh with 12 and 10 respectively.

Hotspots are coordinate points of 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.