The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (LHK) Detects 150 Hotspots in Indonesia, Most in East Nusa Tenggara (Tuesday, November 5, 2024)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (KLHK) SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, 24-hour monitoring shows 150 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is a decrease of 34 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Tuesday (5/11/2024) at 11:46 WIB. Of the 150 hotspots detected, 3 have a high confidence level, 141 are medium, and 6 are low.

Hotspot confidence levels are 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 East Nusa Tenggara with 43. West Nusa Tenggara is second with 21 hotspots, followed by East Java with 13.

Thirteen hotspots were detected in East Kalimantan, followed by North Maluku with 9, and Southeast Sulawesi and South Sulawesi with 9 and 8 hotspots respectively.

A hotspot is a coordinate point in an area with 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 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.