JAKARTA. The forest fires in Sumatra are worsening according to NASA satellite data that shows 693 hotspots on the island, up from 156 just a day ago. According to Pakanbaru’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) head Sugarin, 613 of the hotspots are in South Sumatra, 37 in Lampung, 32 in Jambi, nine in Bangka Belitung and one each in Riau and Riau Islands. According to Sugarin, the data they are relying on has a certainty of more 70 percent.
Hotspots on the rise in Sumatra
JAKARTA. The forest fires in Sumatra are worsening according to NASA satellite data that shows 693 hotspots on the island, up from 156 just a day ago. According to Pakanbaru’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) head Sugarin, 613 of the hotspots are in South Sumatra, 37 in Lampung, 32 in Jambi, nine in Bangka Belitung and one each in Riau and Riau Islands. According to Sugarin, the data they are relying on has a certainty of more 70 percent.