KLHK Detects 404 Hotspots in Indonesia, Most in Riau (Tuesday, February 10, 2026)

Based on the forest and land fire monitoring system SiPongi of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), monitoring over the last 24 hours shows 404 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This number of hotspots is an increase of 144 points compared to the previous period.

The data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA accessed on Tuesday (February 10, 2026) at 11:47 WIB. Of the 404 detected hotspots, 16 have a high confidence level, 366 are medium scale, and 22 are low scale.

Hotspot confidence levels are divided into 3 scales. The low scale ranges from 0 - 29, medium scale from 30 - 79, and high scale from 80 - 100. The higher the hotspot confidence level, the higher the possibility of forest and land fires occurring in a particular area.

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The most detected hotspots are in Riau, with 184 points. West Kalimantan ranks second with 94 hotspots. North Maluku is third with 28 hotspots.

23 hotspots were detected in Central Kalimantan, followed by Aceh with 14 hotspots, while Riau Islands and South Sulawesi have 10 and 8 detected hotspots respectively.

A hotspot is a coordinate point in an area with a higher surface temperature than its surroundings, and does not represent the number of forest and land fire incidents.

However, a large number of clustered hotspots in an area indicates the occurrence of forest and land fires. This means that remote sensing satellite-detected hotspot data remains the most effective for monitoring forest and land fires over large areas.

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