The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (LHK) Detects 574 Hotspots in Indonesia, Most in South Sumatra (Friday, October 18, 2024)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (KLHK) SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, the last 24-hour monitoring shows 574 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 271 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA accessed on Friday (18/10/2024) at 16.11 WIB. Of the 574 hotspots detected, 48 have a high confidence level, 510 are medium, and 16 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 higher the likelihood of forest and land fires in a particular area.

The highest number of hotspots was detected in South Sumatra with 118. West Nusa Tenggara is second with 69 hotspots, followed by East Nusa Tenggara with 53.

45 hotspots were detected in East Java, followed by Southeast Sulawesi with 36, and South Sulawesi and Lampung with 34 and 27 hotspots 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 hotspots clustered in one 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.