Ministry of Environment and Forestry Detects 5,465 Hotspots in Indonesia, Highest Count in West Kalimantan (Saturday, 15 August 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 last 24 hours detected 5,465 hotspots across Indonesia. This figure is an increase of 1,693 hotspots compared to the prior monitoring period.
This data was obtained from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA satellite imagery accessed at 11:35 WIB on Saturday, 15 August 2026. Out of the total detected hotspots: 385 have high confidence level, 4,948 medium confidence, and 132 low confidence.
Hotspot confidence is classified into 3 tiers: low (0-29), medium (30-79), and high (80-100). Higher hotspot confidence indicates greater probability of active forest and land fires in the area.
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The highest number of hotspots was recorded in West Kalimantan with 1,793 points, followed by Central Kalimantan (765), East Kalimantan (575), South Papua (551), South Kalimantan (276), Maluku (197), and East Nusa Tenggara (154).
Hotspots are coordinate points showing elevated surface temperature relative to surrounding areas, and do not directly equal the count of fire incidents.
However, clustered and high-volume hotspots are a strong indicator of active forest and land fires. Satellite-detected hotspot data remains the most effective method for large-scale wildfire monitoring.
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