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        "id": 2047409,
        "msgid": "hotspots-from-forest-and-land-fires-increase-1792525817",
        "date": "2026-10-20 18:12:37",
        "title": "Hotspots from Forest and Land Fires Increase",
        "author": " ",
        "source": "GALERT",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "BMKG recorded a sharp rise in high-confidence fire hotspots on 19 October, particularly in Central and West Kalimantan, alongside smoke detected across several Indonesian regions. Persistently hot and dry weather is heightening the need for vigilance against forest and land fires.",
        "content": "<p>Hot, dry weather continues across much of Indonesia. The Meteorology,\nClimatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said that between 16 and 19\nOctober 2026, hotspot numbers fluctuated but generally trended upwards,\nparticularly in Kalimantan.<\/p>\n<p>According to BMKG monitoring on 19 October 2026, the number of\nhigh-confidence hotspots in Central Kalimantan surged from 157 to 937,\nwhile West Kalimantan rose from 31 to 231 and South Sumatra from 19 to\n66, compared with the previous day. An increase was also recorded in\nEast Java, from 10 to 36 hotspots.<\/p>\n<p>The rise in hotspot numbers coincided with smoke being detected\nacross parts of Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku and Papua,\naccording to BMKG\u2019s Directorate of Public Meteorology.<\/p>\n<p>The developments point to the need for extra vigilance against forest\nand land fires, particularly in Central and West Kalimantan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hot weather<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hot and relatively dry conditions continued in several parts of\nIndonesia in mid-October 2026. Maximum temperatures reached 38.5\u00b0C in\nWest Java and 38\u00b0C in Lampung and Central Java on 17 October, while East\nJava recorded a maximum of 38\u00b0C on 16 October.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/hotspots-from-forest-and-land-fires-increase-1792525817",
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