“Fire has been around for millions of years, but it has only been in the last 1.5 million years that humans have figured out how use it” (“Facts”). I always have wondered why fire is the only element that isn 't friendly with the human species. For example, water, earth, and air all have harmless entities that species can safely have direct contact with. Fishes live in water, and people live on land. However, there is no species on this planet that can have direct contact with fire and not get hurt. Maybe that’s the reason that animals and people consider fire to be dangerous, especially if we 're talking about wildfires, which have a massive impact on people and land. But in the end, no matter how dangerous and destructive fire is, people still depend on it, and can’t live without it. Therefore, I thought it would be a …show more content…
The Search I decided to begin my first search on the Internet. Since I had access to both a computer, and an Internet connection, I had no issues in that regard. The first article that I explored was called “Wildfires,” from the National Geographic website. In the article I learned that, depending on the wind condition, wildfires can have different reactions. For example, in the article, they stated that, “wildfires can burn acres of land and consume everything in their paths in mere minutes” (“Wildfires”). I also learned the positive effects that wildfires has on the environment. For example, naturally-occurring wildfires are fundamental in nature, as they return nutrients to the soil by burning dead trees, plants, and land. They also act as disinfectant, by removing poison plants, insects, and all sorts of dangerous species (“Wildfires”). That 's the information that I learned from the article, and while it wasn 't much, I did manage to find key information. I also
Thousands upon thousands of acres are lost in forest fires every year. We always hear about the dramatic losses caused by forest fires and are often concerned by them. There are so many horrible effects from fires and most of them affect so many people. Studies have shown that out of all of the different methods to decrease fire damage, prescribed burns are the most affective. Many people would argue that they are not as affective because they cause so many health problems. Although that is a very important view and may seem valid, those health issues are not as extreme as one might think. People should look at the majority of the benefits form prescribed burns and they will see how affective and important they are. Prevention is the key to society these days and is definitely an important factor in saving lives. If more lives can be saved as well as land and wildlife, prescribed burns may be the better way to go about forest fires. Although, prescribed burns are better for the environment in order to prevent drastic forest fires, severe damage to timber and extreme death of wildlife; some people feel it affects the health of a firefighter too much and it causes too many long term effects.
There are a number of interesting similarities between the short stories White Heron and Fire. However, there are also fascinating differences. In the two stories, either of the author used foreshadowing as a literature device. In the Heron, the whistle of the ornithologist not only appears at the ornithologist’s first appearance of the story, but also the end of the story, which makes the structure of the story more precise. In the middle of the fire story, “He would be in to camp by six o'clock; a bit after dark” was mentioned while “He was bound for the old claim on the left fork of Henderson Creek, where the boys were already” The foreshadowing echo with each other and tie the whole story together. Moreover, they both have the connection with nature. Also, there are advisors for each of the main characters of the
Fire plays a huge role in natural forests. The let it burn policy allows natural fires to burn unless, they threaten people, property, or endangered species. This policy allows the years and years of kindling that has fallen and piled up on the forest floor to burn up in smaller fires, instead of having huge devastating fire like the ones that burning for months in 1910 and 1988. When the west was first settled, forests were thinned by lumber companies that logged the trees and burned the logging debris, and by ranchers looking to increase pasture land. The last herder coming out of the mountains would set a fire to ensure good forage for the next year.
Although fire is linked to human life, as it is essential for survival, not only its use for food, security and warmth, particularly in the extreme cold weather
A prescribed burn is usually less intense than a wildfire. Prescribed burns are put on when conditions are right, meaning that the area is not too dry or too large. Wildfires on the other hand can start at any time and burn vast areas and last for days out of control. One reason wildfires usually are more intense than prescribed burns is because of the fire suppression that lasted most of this century allowed large amounts of fuel to pile up waiting to be burned. Vegetation in these areas will grow back regardless, but it is the soils that have a harder time recovering from the intense heat. One other difference to consider when looking at the types of fires, is a forest fire verses a grassland fire. Forest fires usually last longer and h...
The potential for wildfires has increased in the Western United States over the last several years. Scientists and researchers tout climate change with increasing temperatures as well as drought as the main culprit of the increasing number of wildfires. It is projected that rising temperatures will continue and lead to even more frequent, large, and severe wildfires as well as even longer wildfire seasons (Cleetus & Mulik, 2014). It is crucial to find ways to prevent and reduce costs associated with wildfires in these western states. The effects of wildfires hit areas environmentally and economically. These effects are often felt several years after wildfires occur.
Primitive Man's Relationship with Fire and the Environment. Common knowledge holds that primitive man was barely more developed than the ape, existing without culture, innovation, or technological prowess. This belief focuses especially on homo erectus, an ancestor of man who lived from about 2 million to roughly 200,000 years ago. It is commonly believed that h. erectus was a creature existing in technological stasis, without the ability to advance his existence through innovation, and void of culture.
In this essay, I will be defining and explain how four modern fire science researches has impacted fire science. Those 4 are infrared imaging, GPS, water mist and compressed air foam. These four have played a huge role in today’s research on detecting and extinguishing fires.
The cause of the majority of wildfires have been shown to be caused by human errors such as campfires, smoking, and debris burning according to several statistics and charts provided by the Los Angeles Times graphics. There have been six major wildfires during this summer that were all reported to have started on the month of August which were the (recent to oldest): Chimney fire, Blue Cut fire, Clayton fire, Rey fire, Soberanes fire, and Cedar fire. Approximately 300,000 acres were destroyed by the blaze of these rapidly expanding wildfires. The Chimney fire in San Luis Obispo
The report spirit will be from the book “the Traingle “the fire that changed America edited by David Von Drehle will expose the reader about a disaster happened in the beginning of the twenty century in new work city, a fire burnt the Asch building which was skyscraper type of structure owned by the triangle factory which was women garment busness which was owned by two young men called Max Blanck and Isaac Harris
Wildfires are not always caused by nature though. Careless human beings can cause fires. It can start from a fire not extinguished properly, someone throwing down a match, or even a burning cigarette.
Fire at any level can be devastating, yet the effects that wildfires have on every worldwide country really has left its mark on the land. As written by world renowned wild fire spokesperson Smokey the Bear, “Every year, wildfires sweeps through parts of the United States setting wilderness and homes ablaze. On average these raging infernos destroy about four to five million acres of land a year. But in 2012, wildfire burned more than 9.3 million acres, an area about the size of Massachusetts and Connecticut combined” (U.S. Wildfires). Destroying homes, crops, towns and of course forests. Yet the effects of these fires can be seen from a negative perspective as well as some positive. Plus there are natural causes as well as manmade that makes these destructive fires erupt and become almost unstoppable in seconds.
Ever heard of the "Finagle's corollary to Murphy's Law" that states that, "Anything that can go wrong, willa -- at the worst possible moment?" In our world of more than 7 billion people who reside on the planet Earth, natural disasters are a big part of our lives, some more than others. Of the seven main natural phenomena that result in disaster (Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Floods, Tsunamis, Volcanic Eruptions, Landslides) wildfires can be one of deadliest. A wildfires are uncontrolled fires, which is why they are so dangerous. Often wildfires occur in uncultivated, unpopulated areas, however, they can occur anywhere and destroy homes, agriculture, humans, and animals in their path(dosomething.org). An average of 116,000 burned 4 million acres of U.S. woodland burn per year between 1988-1997( Omi). Furthermore, in 2004, wildfires burned more than 8 million acres in 40 States(USGS). Although a wildfire can be a horrific scene of destruction some organisms(plants and animals) benefit from them. In this brief essay I would like to cover three main concerns that involve wildfires: (1) What is a wildfire and it’s chemistry makeup, (2) What causes wildfires and where do they typically take place,(3) After a wildfire occurs, what impact does it have on the environment, advantages and disadvantages.
This review assesses the role of fire in ecosystem within theoretical framework of disturbance. Fire has essentially been considered disturbance which represents one of the oldest forms of interaction between human and environment. This review traces the history of fire and various types of interaction between human and environment in which fire has played a central role. There are total seven sections in this review. Followed by introduction to disturbance and disturbance regime, it discusses the fire as one of the disturbance along with major events in the history of fire. Fourth and fifth section deals with analysis of role of fire in shaping vegetation structure and its role as one of the forces of evolution respectively. The various uses of fire as a resource extraction tool have been highlighted in section six. The review concludes with highlighting the possible future direction of research in fire ecology.
Obliterating everything in its path, a bushfire is a natural hazard, which can be defined as wild fires in scrublands and or bushlands, especially one that spreads rapidly and is hard to contain. They can be catastrophic, causing severe damage to properties, the environment and even deaths. And as a result there is an ever-increasing need to prepare for the potential impacts of bushfires.