27 Heat Spread Occurs In West Sumatra, Today 4 More Points Appear

Image of satellite hotspots spread in West Sumatra Province, Tuesday (29/10/2024). (Between/HO-Special)

SUMBAR - Global Atmospheric Monitoring Station or GAW Bukit Kototabang, Agam Regency, West Sumatra Province (West Sumatra) recorded the distribution of 27 hotspots or hotspots in the high category that occurred in Pesisir Selatan Regency since October 26, 2024.

"A total of 27 hotspots have occurred since October 26, 2024, spread across the Lunang Silaut and Tapan areas, Pesisir Selatan Regency," said the Coordinator of Data and Information at Bukit Kototabang GAW Station, Andi Sulistiyono when contacted, Tuesday, October 29, confiscated by Antara.

In fact, until Tuesday 29 October afternoon GAW Kototabang Station through the imaging of the Terra and Aqua satellites monitored four hotspots that occurred in Pesisir Selatan Regency, precisely in Lunang District and Tapan area.

Andi said that until now his party had not carried out field monitoring because it was still analyzing the development of the hot spot.

Because, he said, it is possible that the tens of hotspots are activities of farmers who are burning piles of straw which are then lost or not last long.

"We are still monitoring the progress and will definitely provide information to the relevant agencies," he said.

His party also ensured that the distribution of dozens of hotspots had not yet disrupted community activities, or caused a decrease in air quality, especially in Pesisir Selatan Regency.

Head of the West Sumatra Provincial Forestry Service, Yozarwardi, emphasized the importance of preparedness to anticipate forest and land fires that could occur at any time, both naturally and by human means.

According to him, the preparedness of forest and land fires in West Sumatra has been getting better. This has been proven by a decrease in the area of forest fires in 2024 compared to 2023.

"Compared to 2023, the area burned has decreased. In 2023 the burned area will reach 608.56 hectares," he said.