63 Hotspots Detected in Indonesia in the Last 24 Hours (Wednesday, December 4, 2024)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK)'s SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, 24-hour monitoring shows 63 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is a decrease of 22 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is derived from satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Wednesday (4/12/2024) at 11:10 WIB. Of the 63 hotspots detected, 3 have a high confidence level, 58 are medium, and 2 are low.

The hotspot confidence level is divided into 3 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 Central Sulawesi, with 21. North Maluku is second with 18 hotspots, followed by South Sulawesi with 6.

Six hotspots were detected in South Sumatra, followed by Riau with 4, and East Nusa Tenggara and Southwest Papua with 3 and 2 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.