42 Hotspots Detected in Indonesia in the Last 24 Hours (Friday, March 8, 2024)

Based on the Forest and Land Fire Monitoring System (SiPongi) of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), 24-hour monitoring shows 42 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is a decrease of 92 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA accessed on Friday (8/3/2024) at 08.50 WIB. Of the 42 hotspots detected, 41 are medium scale and 1 is low scale.

The hotspot confidence level is divided into 3 scales. The low scale has a range of 0-29, the medium scale 30-79, and the high scale 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 East Nusa Tenggara with 9 hotspots. Central Sulawesi is second with 8 hotspots, followed by South Kalimantan with 8 hotspots.

Five hotspots were detected in East Kalimantan, followed by Central Java with 4 hotspots, and North Sulawesi and North Kalimantan each with 2 hotspots.

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 the occurrence of 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.