738 Hotspots Detected in Indonesia in the Last 24 Hours (Saturday, October 12, 2024)

Based on the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK)'s SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, 24-hour monitoring shows 738 hotspots detected in Indonesia.

This data is from satellite imagery (Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA) accessed on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at 4:11 PM WIB. Of the 738 detected hotspots, 33 have a high confidence level, 657 are medium, and 48 are low.

Hotspot confidence levels are categorized into three scales: low (0-29), medium (30-79), and high (80-100). The higher the confidence level, the greater the likelihood of a forest and land fire in that area.

The highest number of hotspots was detected in East Nusa Tenggara (181). East Kalimantan had the second highest number (119), followed by West Nusa Tenggara (100).

Sixty-seven hotspots were detected in East Java, 30 in South Kalimantan, and 30 each in South Sulawesi and Central Sulawesi.

A hotspot is a coordinate point with a higher surface temperature than its surroundings and does 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 satellite remote sensing data on hotspots remains the most effective method for monitoring forest and land fires over large areas.