The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (LHK) Detects 183 Hotspots in Indonesia, Most in Central Sulawesi (Monday, November 25, 2024)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (KLHK) SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, the last 24-hour monitoring shows 183 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is a decrease of 66 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Monday (25/11/2024) at 11:23 WIB. Of the 183 hotspots detected, 7 have a high confidence level, 171 are medium, and 5 are low.

The hotspot confidence level is divided into 3 scales: low (0-29), medium (30-79), and high (80-100). The higher the confidence level, the higher the likelihood of a forest and land fire in that area.

The highest number of hotspots was detected in Central Sulawesi (49). South Papua is second with 42 hotspots, followed by South Sulawesi with 22.

21 hotspots were detected in North Maluku, 15 in East Nusa Tenggara, and 11 and 8 in East Kalimantan and Southeast Sulawesi, 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 satellite remote sensing hotspot data remains the most effective method for monitoring forest and land fires over large areas.