KLHK Detects 156 Hotspots in Indonesia, Most in North Maluku (Friday, November 28, 2025)

Based on the SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), monitoring in the last 24 hours shows that 156 hotspots were detected in Indonesia. This number of hotspots increased by 64 points compared to the previous period.

The data is the result of Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA satellite imaging accessed on Friday (November 28, 2025) at 11:12 AM WIB. Of the 156 hotspots detected, 2 points had a high hotspot confidence level, 153 points were at a medium scale, and 1 point was at a low scale.

Hotspot confidence levels are divided into 3 scales. The low scale ranges from 0-29, the medium scale 30-79, and the high scale 80-100. The higher the hotspot confidence level, the higher the likelihood of forest and land fires in a particular area.

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The most detected hotspots were in North Maluku with 38 points. South Sulawesi occupied the second position with 15 hotspots. Central Sulawesi was in the third position with 13 hotspots.

As many as 12 hotspots were detected in West Kalimantan, Maluku followed with 9 hotspots, and East Java and East Kalimantan each had 8 and 8 hotspots detected.

A hotspot is a coordinate point of an area that has 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 the occurrence of forest and land fires. This means that hotspot data from remote sensing satellite detection is still the most effective for monitoring forest and land fires over a large area.

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