The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (LHK) Detects 96 Hotspots in Indonesia, Most in West Kalimantan (Tuesday, December 17, 2024)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (KLHK) SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, 24-hour monitoring shows 96 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 11 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is derived from satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Tuesday (17/12/2024) at 11.06 WIB. Of the 96 hotspots detected, 3 have a high confidence level, 91 are medium, and 2 are low.

The confidence level of hotspots 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 West Kalimantan with 14. East Kalimantan is second with 13 hotspots, followed by North Maluku with 13.

Nine hotspots were detected in South Sulawesi, followed by South Kalimantan with 9, Riau with 8, and South Sumatra with 7.

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.