Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) Detects 79 Hotspots Across Indonesia, Most in East Nusa Tenggara (Sunday, April 6, 2025)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (KLHK) SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, 24-hour monitoring shows 79 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 14 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA accessed on Sunday (6/4/2025) at 11:14 WIB. Of the 79 hotspots detected, 1 has a high confidence level, 74 are medium scale, and 4 are low scale.

Hotspot confidence levels are 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 East Nusa Tenggara with 21. East Kalimantan is second with 20 hotspots, followed by Central Sulawesi with 7.

Six hotspots were detected in East Java, 6 in Central Java, 6 in South Kalimantan, and 5 in North Maluku.

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.