Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK): Number of Hotspots in Indonesia Reaches 166 in the Last 24 Hours (Wednesday, January 8, 2025)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (KLHK) SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, 24-hour monitoring shows 166 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 77 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is derived from satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Wednesday (8/1/2025) at 11:43 WIB. Of the 166 hotspots detected, 8 have a high confidence level, 155 are medium, and 3 are low.

The hotspot confidence level is divided into 3 scales: low (0-29), medium (30-79), and high (80-100). The higher the confidence level, the greater the likelihood of a forest and land fire in that area.

The highest number of hotspots was detected in Central Sulawesi (51). South Sulawesi had the second highest number (44), followed by North Maluku (26).

Twelve hotspots were detected in Southeast Sulawesi, nine in East Nusa Tenggara, six in Central Java, and five in East Kalimantan.

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 hotspot data from remote sensing satellites remains the most effective method for monitoring forest and land fires over large areas.