The Ministry of Environment and Forestry Detects 82 Hotspots in Indonesia, Most in North Maluku (Friday, January 31, 2025)

Based on the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK)'s SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, 24-hour monitoring shows 82 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 38 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Friday (31/1/2025) at 11:26 WIB. Of the 82 hotspots detected, 81 are medium scale and 1 is 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 North Maluku with 14 hotspots. Central Sulawesi is second with 13 hotspots, followed by South Sulawesi with 10 hotspots.

Ten hotspots were detected in Bengkulu, followed by Riau with 7 hotspots, and South Papua and North Sumatra each with 5 hotspots.

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 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.