315 Hotspots Detected Across Indonesia in the Last 24 Hours (Friday, 15 May 2026)
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Based on the SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), monitoring over the past 24 hours recorded 315 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This figure shows an increase of 80 hotspots compared to the prior monitoring period.
Data was obtained from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA satellite imagery accessed on Friday (15/5/2026) at 11:43 WIB. Out of the 315 detected hotspots: 9 have high confidence level, 301 medium confidence, and 5 low confidence.
Hotspot confidence is classified into 3 tiers: Low (0-29), Medium (30-79), High (80-100). Higher hotspot confidence indicates greater probability of active forest and land fires in the area.
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Central Sulawesi recorded the most hotspots at 63, followed by East Kalimantan (58) and North Kalimantan (36).
26 hotspots were detected in South Sumatra, 19 in South Kalimantan, 17 in Southeast Sulawesi, and 15 in East Nusa Tenggara.
A hotspot refers to a geographic coordinate with elevated surface temperature relative to surrounding areas; this count does not equal total fire events.
However, clustered or high-volume hotspot detections indicate ongoing forest and land fire activity. Satellite-detected hotspot data remains the most effective method for large-area wildfire monitoring.
(Read: West Kalimantan Recorded Worst Air Quality in Indonesia This Morning (Friday, 18 August 2023))
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