45 hot spots detected in Sumatra

A satellite belonging to Singapore has detected at least 45 hot spots in Sumatra, with almost half of them found in Riau, an analyst has said.

Marzuki, an analyst with the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency in Pekanbaru, Riau, said Friday that the hot spots were detected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 18 Satellite on Thursday, antaranews.com reported

“There are hot spots spread across Jambi, North Sumatra, South Sumatra and Aceh at almost the same number [in each province]. As for Riau, it has the highest number of hot spots, with 22,” he said.

“There might be more hot spots if the temperature remains above 33 degrees Celsius and there is little rain,” he added.

In the past week, temperatures have been very high in Pekanbaru, rising to more than 33 degrees Celsius both during the day and the night.

On Wednesday, 17 hot spots were detected in Sumatra and five in Riau, Marzuki said.