Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK): Number of Hotspots in Indonesia Reaches 116 in the Last 24 Hours (Tuesday, March 12, 2024)

Based on the forest and land fire monitoring system SiPongi of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), 24-hour monitoring shows 116 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 95 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA accessed on Tuesday (12/3/2024) at 08.47 WIB. Of the 116 hotspots detected, 1 has a high confidence level, 113 are medium scale, and 2 are low scale.

The hotspot confidence level is divided into 3 scales. The low scale ranges from 0-29, the medium scale from 30-79, and the high scale from 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 was in East Kalimantan with 54 hotspots. South Kalimantan is second with 15 hotspots. Riau Islands are third with 11 hotspots.

Seven hotspots were detected in Aceh, followed by South Sulawesi with 6 hotspots, and Central Sulawesi and Jambi each with 6 and 4 detected hotspots respectively.

Hotspots are coordinate points 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.