Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK): Number of Hotspots in Indonesia Reaches 149 in the Last 24 Hours (Thursday, November 30, 2023)

Based on the forest and land fire monitoring system SiPongi of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), 24-hour monitoring shows 149 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This number is a decrease of 39 points compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA accessed on Thursday (30/11/2023) at 14:46 WIB. Of the 149 hotspots detected, 1 has a high confidence level, 142 are medium, and 6 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 East Kalimantan (26). Papua is second with 17 hotspots, followed by South Kalimantan with 17.

Lampung has 14 hotspots, followed by Central Sulawesi with 9, and North Maluku and Central Java each with 8.

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.