Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) Detects 735 Hotspots in Indonesia, Most in Central Java (Friday, August 16, 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 735 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 282 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Friday (16/8/2024) at 16.16 WIB (Western Indonesian Time). Of the 735 hotspots detected, 17 have a high confidence level, 685 are medium, and 33 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 a forest and land fire in that area.

The highest number of hotspots was detected in Central Java with 98 hotspots. East Java is second with 87 hotspots, followed by East Kalimantan with 76 hotspots.

55 hotspots were detected in West Kalimantan, followed by East Nusa Tenggara with 50 hotspots, and South Kalimantan and North Kalimantan with 49 and 47 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.