Forest Fires America has a fire problem. The northwest United States is burning to the ground. Forest fires are running rampant all across the states of Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Colorado, and California (Service). There are currently 1,738,243 acres burning at the time of this writing (National Interagency Fire Center). These fires are doing irreversible damage to wildlife, the environment, and even humans. By definition, a wildfire is a highly flammable composition that is difficult
before fire was used by humans, forest fire was initially play an importantly role in maintaining the ecology of the world. The factors of forest fires can be divided into two types, which are natural forest fires and human-induced forest fires. Usually human-induced fires are detected earlier than natural forest fires, which might have burn for hours long before the arrival of firefighters. Thus, natural forest fires cause a greater harm to forest in term of area burnt than human-induced forest fires
What are forest fires? How do they start? When do they start? What happens after the fire? Well Forest fires in other words wild land fires, is exactly that, a forest on fire; everything in that forest is on fire. They start many different ways, human carelessness, nature, and slash and burn farming. They can start at any time, but the summer time is when they usually begin because of all the sun heat. The aftermath of a forest fire is different as well, damaged property, plants and animals killed
Literature I. Introduction- Forest Fires According to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, Wildfire means “a sweeping and destructive conflagration esp. in a wilderness or a rural area.” Also according to the same dictionary, wilderness means “a tract or region uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings.” Forest Fires happen when there is a drought because branches and twigs die and dry out creating plenty of fuel for a fire. According to the NIFC (National Interagency Fire Center) there are about 105
4.0 Results 4.1 Total Fires Burned There were 9323 separate forest fires that occurred from the start of 2005 till the end of 2014. which resulted in a total area of 12,356,894.538 hectares of burned forest and affected land. 4.2 Fires per-year and Area Burned per-year The year that saw the most forest fires between 2005 and 2014 in the western provinces was 2010 with 1348 fires. As well as having the most fires 2010 also saw the greatest amount of surface area burned, with 2,429,289.909 hectares
People have been deforesting the Earth for thousands of years, primarily to clear land for crops or livestock. Although tropical forests are largely confined to developing countries, they aren’t just meeting local or national needs; economic globalization means that the needs and wants of the global population are bearing down on them as well. Direct causes of deforestation are agricultural expansion, wood extraction (e.g., logging or wood harvest for domestic fuel or charcoal), and infrastructure
Most of the tree loss in Russia can be attributed to forest fires. It becomes more intense as the climate warms. Russia has the largest area of forest, with Brazil following right behind. Russia has one of the highest rates of deforestation and it has been around for many years. Deforestation comes in many forms. It is the clearance or clearing of the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest. Examples are forestland, farms, ranches, and urban use
INTRODUCTION Forests are one of the valuable resources on the planet today. Without forest it would be almost impossible for any living thing to survive. But, with this in thing in mind many people destroy forests. It is as though they don’t even care that they are dooming themselves as well as the trees. Hopefully through this report will focus on saving the forest and help human kind as well as other organisms, by telling how important the forest is and the strategies on how to conserve the forest and how
Forestry Management in Nova Scotia The Canadian forest sector has been a strong and vital element of national and regional well being. Through the management, harvesting, processing and marketing of timber resources, Canada has developed a reputation of being one of the largest timber resources in the forest industry. However, to maintain this reputation and economic well being there are several issues to address in order to protect and sustain this renewable resource. This paper will focus on
resources come from the forests. Forests make up a large percentage of the globe. The forests have global implications not just on life but on the quality of it. Trees improve the quality of the air that species breath, determine rainfall and replenish the atmosphere. The wood from the forests are used everyday form many useful resources. Moreover, thinning the forests increases the amount of available light, nutrients and water for the remaining trees. Deforestation (forest thinning) is one of the
the frequent occurrence of wildfires in our nation’s forests. Each year millions of acres of woodlands are destroyed in brutal scorches. It has been estimated that 190 million acres of rangelands in the United States are highly susceptible to catastrophic fires (www.doi.gov/initiatives/forest.html.). About a third of these high-risk forests are located in California (www.sfgate.com). These uncontrollable blazes not only consume our beautiful forests but also the wildlife, our homes and often the lives
People are deforesting the planet for thousands of years, primarily to clear land for crops or stock. though tropical forests square measure for the most part confined to developing countries, they square measuren’t simply meeting native or national needs; economic economic process means the wants and desires of the worldwide population are bearing down on them also. Direct causes of deforestation square measure agricultural growth, wood extraction (e.g., work or wood harvest for domestic fuel or
of trees, which results in damage to the quality of the land. Forests cover 30% of the earth's land, but are lost every year. The rainforest could disappear in about a hundred years because of the existing rate of deforestation. There are many reasons why forests are cut down the main reason is money or the demand of people’s needs for them and their family. The main reason for deforestation is agriculture. The farmers cut the forests down so that they have a lot of land to farm on including moist
animal species will be wiped off forever. There are many benefactors to deforestation, like housing, logging, agriculture, corruption of governments, and economic situations. Many scientists believe that “at the rate we’re going we won’t have any forests in one hundred years. Not many organizations are helping deforestation.” So many things are affected by deforestation, and we need to do anything we can to keep our world alive. The main causes of deforestation are agriculture, logging, and over-population
(Indonesian Economy) Introduction What are the lungs of the Earth? - Forest. Trees inhale carbon dioxide, in the process of photosynthesis giving out oxygen for human and animals to breathe. Most of the living creatures need oxygen to survive. Forest provide natural resources, inspire wonders and places for recreation. It is a home for the plants and animals also there are many species of them which are still undiscovered. Forest also protects the villages from natural disasters such as flood, neutralizes
Raging Fires “ Ninety-five percent of the nation’s adults and seventy-seven percent of its children can recite Smokey Bear’s slogan, and as for the bear himself, well, only Santa Claus ranks higher as a recognizable icon” ( Spinal 38). “Only you can prevent forest fires” were Smokey Bear’s iconic words, known by nearly every American in the Twentieth Century (“The True Story of Smokey Bear”). However, why was Smokey Bear needed? Why were forest fires on the increase? Actually, during World
Introduction: Forests cover approximately 3 870 million hectares which is roughly 29% of the Earth’s land area (Clark, Matheny, Cross & Wake, 1997). Almost 47% of the world’s forests are located in the tropical zone, 9% in the sub-tropics and 11% and 33% in the temperate and boreal zones respectively (Oliver, Nasbar, Lippke & McCarter, 2014)). Forests and forested landscapes are known for their significant function in providing numerous environmental services such as water conservation, soil protection
temperatures are usually high and humidity levels almost never drop below 80%. The country’s carbon emissions are not significant to account for a percentage of the world emissions and they have relatively stayed the same during the period 1995-2000.[i] Forest area stood at 38.6% on 2002, with nationally protected areas at 21.7% of total area.[ii] In general, data has shown an increase in highly “unusual extreme weather events” since 1992 in the Latin America region and has predicted that these phenomena
contains fragments of tropical forests that 15 million years ago may have spanned both Australia and Antarctica. The scattered rainforests contain features of all forest categories, resulting in an assortment of plant communities that are extremely diverse. Over seven hundred species of plants and animals are scattered throughout the forest (Queensland Tropical Forests, 2015). Over time invasive species have slowly made a foothold in the Queensland tropical forest; an invasive species is an animal
a simple manner. The deforestation begins on a local level, then to a regional, level and then last the global level. As you will read, the forest is home to people and wildlife, etc. The forest also has many purposes for which we need but “we” as a whole is a big picture. We can use it but we also abuse it. Every living creature needs the forest for oxygen, that is what the trees are for, but if we keep cutting them for logging, cattle-raising for soy, and many other reasons we do what we