Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK): Number of Hotspots in Indonesia Reaches 173 in the Last 24 Hours (Wednesday, November 27, 2024)

Based on the Forest and Land Fire Monitoring System (SiPongi) of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), 24-hour monitoring shows 173 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is a decrease of 23 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA accessed on Wednesday (27/11/2024) at 11:23 WIB. Of the 173 hotspots detected, 4 have a high confidence level, 164 are medium, and 5 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 a forest and land fire in that area.

The highest number of hotspots was detected in North Maluku (34). Central Sulawesi is second with 28 hotspots, followed by East Nusa Tenggara with 25.

Southeast Sulawesi has 22 detected hotspots, followed by South Sulawesi with 16, East Kalimantan with 16, and South Kalimantan with 6.

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.