The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (LHK) Detects 222 Hotspots in Indonesia, Most in West Sumatra (Wednesday, December 6, 2023)

Based on the forest and land fire monitoring system SiPongi of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), 24-hour monitoring shows 222 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 53 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA accessed on Wednesday (6/12/2023) at 13.41 WIB. Of the 222 hotspots detected, 7 have a high confidence level, 212 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 a forest and land fire in that area.

The highest number of hotspots was detected in West Sumatra with 52. South Sulawesi is second with 25 hotspots, followed by South Kalimantan with 23.

22 hotspots were detected in North Maluku, followed by Central Sulawesi with 19, and East Kalimantan and East Java with 16 and 12 hotspots respectively.

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.