Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) Detects 53 Hotspots Across Indonesia, Most in Aceh (Monday, January 15, 2024)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (KLHK) SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, 24-hour monitoring shows 53 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is a decrease of 22 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Monday (15/1/2024) at 08.45 WIB. Of the 53 hotspots detected, 5 have a high hotspot confidence level and 48 are of medium scale.

Hotspot confidence levels are divided into 3 scales: low (0-29), medium (30-79), and high (80-100). The higher the hotspot confidence level, the higher the likelihood of forest and land fires in a particular area.

The highest number of detected hotspots is in Aceh with 7. South Sulawesi is second with 7 hotspots, followed by North Sumatra with 7 hotspots.

Six hotspots were detected in Central Java, followed by Banten with 5, and East Java and East Nusa Tenggara each with 4 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 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.