The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (LHK) Detects 88 Hotspots in Indonesia, Most in East Kalimantan (Tuesday, December 31, 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 88 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is a decrease of 47 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Tuesday (31/12/2024) at 11:08 WIB. Of the 88 hotspots detected, 2 have a high confidence level, 84 are medium, and 2 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 were detected in East Kalimantan (23). Central Sulawesi is second with 17 hotspots, followed by West Kalimantan with 17.

Seven hotspots were detected in South Sulawesi, followed by Southeast Sulawesi with 5, and Aceh and North Kalimantan each with 4.

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.