Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) Detects 188 Hotspots Across Indonesia, Most in South Sumatra (Wednesday, December 11, 2024)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (KLHK) SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, 24-hour monitoring shows 188 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 96 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is derived from satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Wednesday (11/12/2024) at 11:26 WIB. Of the 188 hotspots detected, 2 have a high confidence level, 183 are medium, and 3 are low.

The hotspot confidence level is divided into three scales: low (0-29), medium (30-79), and high (80-100). The higher the confidence level, the greater the likelihood of forest and land fires in that area.

The highest number of hotspots was detected in South Sumatra with 48. West Sumatra is second with 30 hotspots, followed by Jambi with 29.

27 hotspots were detected in Bangka Belitung Islands, followed by East Kalimantan with 11, North Maluku and South Sulawesi with 9 and 8 respectively.

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.