Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry Detects 89 Hotspots Across the Archipelago, Most in North Maluku (Thursday, January 9, 2025)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (KLHK) SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, the last 24-hour monitoring shows 89 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is a decrease of 77 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA accessed on Thursday (9/1/2025) at 11:43 WIB. Of the 89 hotspots detected, 1 has a high confidence level, 85 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 higher the likelihood of forest and land fires in a particular area.

The highest number of hotspots was detected in North Maluku with 15. Central Sulawesi is second with 13 hotspots, followed by Southeast Sulawesi with 9.

Seven hotspots were detected in East Kalimantan, Papua has 6, while North Sulawesi and Jambi each have 4.

Hotspots are coordinate points of an area with a higher surface temperature than its surroundings and do not represent the number of forest and land fire incidents.

However, a large number of clustered hotspots in an 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.