BMKG Detects Hotspots Of Forest And Land Fires In Riau, Pekanbaru Air Is Starting To Get Unhealthy

Illustration of forest and land fires (ANTARA)

PekanbarU - The Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) detected 27 hotspots (hotspots) of forest and land fires (karhutla) in the Riau Province. All of these hotspots are spread across five districts/cities. Forecaster on duty BMKG Pekanbaru, Gita Dewi S said, the most hotspots are in Indragiri Hulu Regency with 14 points. "In Meranti Regency two points, Pelalawan three points, Rokan Hilir seven points, Siak one point, and Indragiri Hulu 14 points," said Gita.Gita explained, the visibility for Pekanbaru and surrounding cities ranges from 8 to 9 kilometers.

Meanwhile, the weather in Pekanbaru City and its surroundings is foggy and cloudy. Light intensity rain is predicted to occur in certain areas. Then, the information on airworthiness particulates in Pekanbaru City and its surroundings is relatively poor. The graph shows 69.30gram/m3 numbers touching the yellow line in the unhealthy category.