NEWS ITEM
HOT SPOT DECREASE IN RIAU
(NEWSWORTHY
EVENT)
Meteorology,
Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) in Pekanbaru, Riau, has stated that
the Tera and Aqua satellites have monitored a total of 210 hot spots across
Sumatra on Thursday, decreasing from 283 hotspots the previous day. Head of
BMKB in the Riau province capital of Pekanbaru
said that South Sumatra still had the highest number of hot spots.
(BACKGROUND
EVENT)
According to
Sugarin, hot spots were also seen in seven other Sumatran provinces.The level
of confidence for the hot spots is 70 percent," Sugarin said as quoted by
tempo.co. He also said that there was a lot of haze in Riau. “Light rain
is expected to occur in the afternoon and in the evening across the north,
middle and coastal parts of Riau. The temperature will reach around 31.5 to
33.5 degrees Celsius” Sugarin said. Visibility was decreasing due to the haze
from the hot spots. However, in Pekanbaru the visibility was gradually
improving and is currently around 1500 meters.
(SOURCE)
Head of Riau
Disaster Mitigation Agency Edward Sanger explained to kompas.com that
light and moderate rain had poured over some parts of Riau, which made the
fires and haze less intense.
