Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry: Number of Hotspots in Indonesia Reaches 169 in the Last 24 Hours (Tuesday, December 5, 2023)

Based on the forest and land fire monitoring system SiPongi of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), 24-hour monitoring shows 169 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 50 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA accessed on Tuesday (5/12/2023) at 13:55 WIB. Of the 169 hotspots detected, 4 have a high confidence level, 159 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 North Maluku (30). South Kalimantan is second with 25 hotspots, followed by Southeast Sulawesi with 21.

Twenty hotspots were detected in East Kalimantan, 15 in Riau, 15 in Central Java, and 9 in Central Sulawesi.

A hotspot is a coordinate point with a higher surface temperature than its surroundings and does 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.