The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (LHK) Detects 58 Hotspots in Indonesia, Most in South Sulawesi (Tuesday, January 14, 2025)

Based on the Forest and Land Fire Monitoring System (SiPongi) of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), 24-hour monitoring shows 58 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is a decrease of 153 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA accessed on Tuesday (14/1/2025) at 11:43 WIB. Of the 58 hotspots detected, 1 has a high confidence level, 56 are medium scale, and 1 is low scale.

The hotspot confidence level is divided into 3 scales: low (0-29), medium (30-79), and high (80-100). The higher the hotspot confidence level, the higher the likelihood of forest and land fires in a particular area.

The highest number of hotspots was detected in South Sulawesi with 15 hotspots. Central Sulawesi is second with 9 hotspots, followed by North Maluku with 9 hotspots.

Six hotspots were detected in Central Java, followed by Southeast Sulawesi with 5 hotspots, and East Nusa Tenggara and South Kalimantan with 3 and 2 hotspots 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 hotspots clustered in one 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.