Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) Detects 146 Hotspots Across Indonesia, Most in Southeast Sulawesi (Friday, April 11, 2025)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (KLHK) SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, 24-hour monitoring shows 146 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 47 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is derived from satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Friday (April 11, 2025) at 11:52 WIB. Of the 146 detected hotspots, 1 has a high confidence level, 137 are medium, and 8 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 were detected in Southeast Sulawesi (30). South Sumatra is second with 16 hotspots, followed by East Kalimantan with 15.

Twelve hotspots were detected in Jambi, 8 in East Java, and 8 and 6 in Bangka Belitung Islands and North Kalimantan respectively.

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.