Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) Detects 76 Hotspots Across Indonesia, Most in North Maluku (Sunday, March 10, 2024)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (KLHK) SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, the last 24-hour monitoring shows 76 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 56 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Sunday (10/3/2024) at 08.47 WIB. Of the 76 hotspots detected, 75 are of medium scale and 1 is of low scale.

The confidence level of hotspots 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 confidence level of the hotspot, the higher the likelihood of forest and land fires in a particular area.

The highest number of detected hotspots is in North Maluku with 21 hotspots. East Kalimantan is in second place with 14 hotspots, followed by North Kalimantan with 12 hotspots.

Seven hotspots were detected in Central Sulawesi, followed by Gorontalo with 6 hotspots, and South Sulawesi and West Papua with 5 and 4 hotspots detected, 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, the 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.