Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) Detects 101 Hotspots, Most in North Maluku (Sunday, December 15, 2024)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (KLHK) SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, 24-hour monitoring shows 101 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 23 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is from satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Sunday (15/12/2024) at 11:06 WIB. Of the 101 hotspots detected, 1 has a high confidence level and 100 are medium scale.

Hotspot confidence levels are divided into three scales: low (0-29), medium (30-79), and high (80-100). The higher the confidence level, the higher the likelihood of a forest and land fire in that area.

The highest number of hotspots were detected in North Maluku (23). Central Sulawesi is second with 17 hotspots, followed by Jambi with 12.

Nine hotspots were detected in North Sumatra, followed by Riau with 9, South Sumatra with 9, and South Kalimantan with 5.

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.