Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK): Number of hotspots in Indonesia reaches 796 in the last 24 hours (Monday, August 12, 2024)

Based on the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK)'s SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, 24-hour monitoring shows 796 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 263 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA satellite imagery accessed on Monday (12/8/2024) at 16.08 WIB. Of the 796 hotspots detected, 25 have a high confidence level, 725 are medium, and 46 are low.

Hotspot confidence levels are 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 Java with 144. West Kalimantan is second with 79, followed by East Kalimantan with 70.

There were 46 hotspots detected in Central Java, 44 in West Nusa Tenggara, and 41 and 40 in Jambi and North Kalimantan, 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 hotspot data from remote sensing satellites remains the most effective method for monitoring forest and land fires over large areas.