Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK): Number of Hotspots in Indonesia Reaches 735 in the Last 24 Hours (Tuesday, August 27, 2024)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (KLHK) SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, 24-hour monitoring shows 735 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 367 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is derived from satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Tuesday (27/8/2024) at 16:16 WIB. Of the 735 hotspots detected, 33 have a high confidence level, 628 are medium, and 74 are low.

The hotspot confidence level is divided into three scales: low (0-29), medium (30-79), and high (80-100). The higher the confidence level, the greater the likelihood of forest and land fires in that area.

The highest number of hotspots was detected in East Nusa Tenggara with 141. South Sumatra is second with 110 hotspots, followed by Jambi with 83.

75 hotspots were detected in East Java, 50 in West Nusa Tenggara, 45 in Lampung, and 27 in Central Java.

Hotspots are coordinate points of an area with a higher surface temperature than its surroundings 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 fires. This means that hotspot data from remote sensing satellites remains the most effective method for monitoring forest and land fires over large areas.