123 Hotspots Detected in Indonesia in the Last 24 Hours (Wednesday, December 27, 2023)

Based on the forest and land fire monitoring system SiPongi of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), the last 24-hour monitoring shows 123 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This number is a decrease of 52 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA accessed on Wednesday (27/12/2023) at 13:45 WIB. Of the 123 hotspots detected, 2 have a high confidence level, 117 are medium, and 4 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 with 34. East Kalimantan is second with 18 hotspots, followed by Papua with 15.

12 hotspots were detected in South Sumatra, followed by Central Sulawesi with 9, and West Sumatra and East Java with 8 and 6 hotspots respectively.

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.