Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) Detects 131 Hotspots Across Indonesia, Most in North Maluku (Saturday, January 4, 2025)

Based on the Forest and Land Fire Monitoring System (SiPongi) of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), 24-hour monitoring shows 131 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 20 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA accessed on Saturday (4/1/2025) at 11:08 WIB. Of the 131 hotspots detected, 129 are of medium scale and 2 are of low scale.

The confidence level of hotspots is divided into 3 scales. The low scale has a range of 0-29, the medium scale 30-79, and the high scale 80-100. The higher the confidence level of the hotspot, the higher the likelihood of forest and land fires in a particular area.

The highest number of detected hotspots is in North Maluku with 23 hotspots. West Kalimantan is second with 18 hotspots, followed by Central Sulawesi with 16 hotspots.

Twelve hotspots were detected in Central Java, followed by Banten with 12 hotspots, and Bengkulu and East Kalimantan with 12 and 6 detected 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, the large number of hotspots clustered in one area indicates the occurrence of 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.