Forest Fires
Published on Nov 20, 2015
No Description
MORE DECKS TO EXPLORE
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
HOW ARE THEY CAUSED?
HOW THEY ARE CAUSED
- Lightning1.8%
- Arson 22.4%
- Equipment used 3.7%
- Debris burning 42.1%
- Children 3.9%
- Campfires 1.3%
- Smoking 5.4%
- Railroads 3.5%
- miscellaneous 15.8%
Although 1.8% of fires are started by lighting and nature itself, the other 98.2% of forest fires are caused by humans.
Photo by USDAgov
Forest fires most commonly happen in forests, grasslands, shrub lands and dry grassy areas. Most are in Australia, while sometimes in the dry lands of North America and Europe. These fires can kill the ecosystem, including the animals and plants within it. Forest fires can also destroy nearby people and buildings.
Photo by Just Us 3
Forest Fires and Wild fires can burn millions of hectares (10,000m2) a year, burning trees and plant life all around. Believe it or not, some company's are actually paid to start forest fires, so that they eliminate excessive fuel build up.
Photo by Opticoverload
HOW MANY HECTARES ARE BURNT
It's nearly impossible to prevent them, because some company's are actually paid to start them, so there's no stopping that. Lighting can start one, which, once again we cannot prevent. And some people deliberately start forest fires, and we don't know exactly who they are. This is called Arson. Purposely starting fires to certain locations. So, we can try preventing them, but it wouldn't be very easy for us to do so.
Photo by .:Adry:.
Stopping them isn't as easy, either. Many firefighters are needed. Helicopters are used to get water from nearby water sources, and then pour it onto the fire to put it out. Most forest fires can last very long, because of how hard it is to put them out.
Photo by anieto2k
This is a plane putting out a forest fire
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Photo by Grand Canyon NPS
All in all, forest fires can cause A LOT of damage to our environment, by destroying lots of plant life, animal habitats including animals, and possibly buildings as well as garbage if it spreads.
Photo by hlkljgk
FUN FACTS!(YES, WE KNOW, FOREST FIRES AREN'T FUN)
- Fire travels faster up hill than down hill, because of the heat that rises
- Over the last 10 years, forest fire clean ups have costed $500 million to $1 billion a year
- The official Forest Fire Season is from April to October 31, which is a whole five months!
