Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK): Number of Hotspots in Indonesia Reaches 117 in the Last 24 Hours (Friday, February 21, 2025)

Based on the Forest and Land Fire Monitoring System (SiPongi) of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), 24-hour monitoring shows 117 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 30 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA accessed on Friday (21/2/2025) at 11.08 WIB. Of the 117 hotspots detected, 1 has a high confidence level, 106 are medium, and 10 are low.

Hotspot confidence levels are divided into 3 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 was detected in North Maluku (19). Central Sulawesi is second with 18 hotspots, followed by Aceh with 17.

Eleven hotspots were detected in West Kalimantan, 9 in North Sumatra, and 7 and 6 in South Sulawesi and Riau, respectively.

Hotspots are coordinate points of an area with a higher surface temperature than its surroundings, and not 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.