Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) Detects 85 Hotspots Across the Country, Most in East Kalimantan (Tuesday, December 3, 2024)

Based on the forest and land fire monitoring system SiPongi of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), 24-hour monitoring shows 85 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 41 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA accessed on Tuesday (3/12/2024) at 11:23 WIB. Of the 85 hotspots detected, 83 are medium scale and 2 are low scale.

The hotspot confidence level is divided into 3 scales. The low scale has a range of 0-29, the medium scale 30-79, and the high scale 80-100. The higher the hotspot confidence level, the higher the likelihood of forest and land fires in a particular area.

The highest number of detected hotspots is in East Kalimantan with 17 hotspots. Southeast Sulawesi is second with 13 hotspots. Central Sulawesi is third with 11 hotspots.

Nine hotspots were detected in Central Kalimantan, followed by North Maluku with 9 hotspots, while East Java and South Sulawesi each have 6 and 4 detected hotspots 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, the large number of hotspots clustered in one area indicates the occurrence of 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.