South Kalimantan Records 473 Hotspots as BMKG Warns of Very High Fire Risk
The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has detected 473 hotspots across South Kalimantan. Authorities have issued warnings regarding the high risk of forest and land fires in the region.
Why it matters
High concentrations of hotspots indicate a significant environmental threat to local air quality and ecosystem stability.
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) detected 473 hotspots in South Kalimantan on Tuesday, spread across 11 regencies and cities, with the highest concentrations found in Hulu Sungai Selatan, Tapin, and Banjar regencies.Utari Randiana, a weather forecaster at the BMKG Syamsudin Noor Meteorological Station in South Kalimantan, stated that the data was derived from monitoring by the Kalimantan Hotspot Information System as of 07:00 Central Indonesian Time (WITA) on Tuesday.The monitoring results showed that no hotspots were detected in two areas: Banjarmasin and Balangan."Of the total 473 hotspots, 425 were classified as moderate, 32 as high, and 16 as low.
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