Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK): Indonesia's Hotspot Count Reaches 506 in the Last 24 Hours (Monday, April 27, 2026)
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Based on the SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), monitoring over the last 24 hours shows 506 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This number is an increase of 78 hotspots compared to the previous period.
The data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Monday (April 27, 2026) at 11:48 WIB. Of the 506 detected hotspots, 9 are high-confidence hotspots, 487 are medium-scale, and 10 are low-scale.
Hotspot confidence levels are divided into 3 scales: low scale ranges from 0-29, medium scale from 30-79, and high scale from 80-100. The higher the hotspot confidence level, the greater the likelihood of forest and land fires occurring in the area.
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The most hotspots were detected in East Kalimantan, totaling 149. Central Kalimantan ranks second with 65 hotspots, and North Maluku third with 62 hotspots.
29 hotspots were detected in Central Sulawesi, followed by Riau with 28, South Sumatra and Aceh with 28 and 16 respectively.
Hotspots are coordinate points in an area with a higher surface temperature than the surrounding area, and do not represent the number of forest and land fire incidents.
However, a large number of clustered hotspots in an area indicates forest and land fire activity. This means satellite remote sensing hotspot data remains the most effective tool for monitoring forest and land fires over large areas.
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