Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK): 30 Hotspots Detected in Indonesia in the Last 24 Hours (Wednesday, January 22, 2025)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (KLHK) SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, 24-hour monitoring shows 30 hotspots detected in Indonesia.

This data is derived from satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Wednesday (22/1/2025) at 11:15 WIB. Of the 30 hotspots detected, 30 are of medium 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 detected hotspots is in Southeast Sulawesi with 11 hotspots. Papua is second with 4 hotspots, followed by South Papua with 4 hotspots.

Three hotspots were detected in North Maluku, followed by Central Sulawesi with 3 hotspots, and Gorontalo and Aceh each with 2 hotspots.

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 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.