Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK): 178 Hotspots Detected Across Indonesia in the Last 24 Hours (Wednesday, April 9, 2025)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (KLHK) SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, 24-hour monitoring shows 178 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is a decrease of 58 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is from satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Wednesday (April 9, 2025) at 11:24 WIB. Of the 178 detected hotspots, 2 have a high confidence level, 173 are medium, and 3 are low.

Hotspot confidence levels are categorized 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 detected hotspots was in Central Sulawesi with 32. East Kalimantan had the second highest number with 30 hotspots, followed by Southeast Sulawesi with 22.

There were 21 hotspots detected in South Sulawesi, 12 in East Java, 9 in East Nusa Tenggara, and 7 in Central Java.

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 the occurrence of 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.