Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) Detects 36 Hotspots Across Indonesia, Most in North Maluku (Sunday, January 7, 2024)

Based on the forest and land fire monitoring system SiPongi of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), the last 24-hour monitoring shows 36 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This number is a decrease of 115 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA accessed on Sunday (7/1/2024) at 08.53 WIB. Of the 36 hotspots detected, 35 are of moderate scale and 1 is of low scale.

The confidence level of hotspots is divided into 3 scales. The low scale has a range of 0-29, the moderate scale 30-79, and the high scale 80-100. The higher the confidence level of the hotspot, the higher the likelihood of forest and land fires in a particular area.

The highest number of detected hotspots is in North Maluku with 6 hotspots. West Kalimantan is second with 4 hotspots. Central Java is third with 4 hotspots.

Three hotspots were detected in Central Kalimantan, followed by Maluku with 3 hotspots, and East Nusa Tenggara and Papua each having 3 detected hotspots.

A hotspot is a coordinate point 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 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.