93 Hotspots Detected in Indonesia in the Last 24 Hours (Tuesday, January 9, 2024)

Based on the forest and land fire monitoring system SiPongi of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), the last 24-hour monitoring shows 93 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This number is a decrease of 59 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA accessed on Tuesday (9/1/2024) at 08.42 WIB. Of the 93 hotspots detected, 3 have a high confidence level, 88 are medium, and 2 are low.

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 is in North Maluku with 35. Central Sulawesi is second with 17 hotspots. East Nusa Tenggara is third with 5 hotspots.

Five hotspots were detected in South Sulawesi, followed by Southeast Sulawesi with 5 hotspots, and Bengkulu and East Kalimantan each have 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.