{"id":51656,"date":"2019-08-28T17:07:21","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T11:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?page_id=51656"},"modified":"2019-08-28T17:07:29","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T11:37:29","slug":"answered-what-are-various-reasons-for-forest-fires-discuss-consequences-of-fires-fires-and-suggest-some-solutions-to-prevent-it","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-what-are-various-reasons-for-forest-fires-discuss-consequences-of-fires-fires-and-suggest-some-solutions-to-prevent-it\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered] What are various reasons for forest fires? Discuss consequences of fires fires and suggest some solutions to prevent it."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Demand of the question<\/strong>
Introduction.<\/strong> Contextual Introduction.
Body. <\/strong>Causes and consequences of forest fires.
Conclusion. <\/strong>Way forward. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

The recent wildfire tragedy in Amazon forests has alarmed all the world and support to prevent fire is coming from everywhere. Forests fires pose a threat not only to the forest wealth but also to the entire regime to fauna and flora seriously disturbing the bio-diversity and the ecology and environment of a region. Forest fire causes imbalances in nature and endangers biodiversity by reducing faunal and floral wealth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Causes of Forest Fires:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Anthropogenic causes: <\/strong>90% of all\nwildfires are caused by humans. Human acts of carelessness such as leaving\ncampfires unattended and negligent discarding of cigarette butts result in\nwildfire disasters every year. <\/li>
  2. Smoking:<\/strong> Smoking is the leading cause of\nfires and deaths globally. Habit of smoking while driving, walking or biking\nand then throwing away the cigarette butts without completely extinguishing it\nlead to forest fires. Smokers at times become negligent at extinguishing the\ncigarettes butts after smoking.<\/li>
  3. Campfires: <\/strong>During camping or outdoor\nactivities people normally leave lit fires or combusting materials unattended\nto which ignite wildfires. It is must for all lit fires and combusting\nmaterials to be totally extinguished after use to avoid wildfire disasters.<\/li>
  4. Burning Debris: <\/strong>Wastes and trash are on\nseveral occasions burned to ashes as a way of reducing the accumulation of\nrubbish. What is left after burning the waste matter or trash is debris that\nburns slowly. This slowly burning debris can potentially set anything ablaze\nand start a wildfire because of the heat.<\/li>
  5. Fireworks: <\/strong>Fireworks are used by humans\nfor various reasons such as festivals. However, their explosive nature can\nstart wildfires.<\/li>
  6. Natural Causes:<\/strong><\/li>
  7. Lightning: <\/strong>A good number of wildfires are\ntriggered by lightning. A lightning strike can produce a spark. Sometimes the\nlightening can strike power cables, trees, or rocks and any other thing and\nthis can trigger off a fire.<\/li>
  8. Volcanic eruption: <\/strong>Hot magma in the\nearth\u2019s crusts is usually expelled out as lava during a volcanic eruption. The\nhot lava then flows into nearby fields or lands to start wildfires.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Impact of forest fires:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Loss of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: <\/strong>Forest\nfires destroy the habitats and the intricate relationships of diverse flora and\nfauna leading to loss of ecosystems and biodiversity. Wildfires simply damage\nthe habitable and adaptable land for specific animal and plant species. <\/li>
    2. It alters or kills the plant life features which\nsupport thousands of wildlife thereby forcing the animals out of the regions or\neven killing them. <\/li>
    3. Besides, wildfires can even lead to extinction\nfor certain animals. <\/li>
    4. Wildfires can be so severe that they decimate\nthe habits and critical relationships of plants and animals causing loss of\necosystem.<\/li>
    5. Forest Degradation: <\/strong>Forest fires especially\nthat commonly happen in dry tropical forests are a major cause of forest\ndegradation. Almost every year, forests fires are witnessed across different\nforest regions which persistently reduce the quality of certain forest features\nlike soil fertility, biodiversity, and ecosystems.<\/li>
    6. Air Pollution: <\/strong>Living plant matter\npurifies the atmospheric air we depend on for respiration. They achieve this by\ntaking in carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases, and air impurities and by producing\noxygen. In addition, the huge clouds of smoke instigated by wildfires lead to\nmassive air pollution.<\/li>
    7. Global Warming:<\/strong> When plant life is\nexterminated by fires, the quality of air we breathe in declines and greenhouse\ngasses increase in the atmosphere leading to climate change and global warming.\nTrees and vegetation covers act as purifiers of the air we breathe by absorbing\ncarbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases as well as other air impurities and\ngives out oxygen. When they are burned down, it means more greenhouse gases\nincreases in the atmosphere, resulting in global warming. <\/li>
    8. Soil Degradation: <\/strong>Forest soils are loaded\nwith nutrients released from decaying forest debris. Forest fires kill\nbeneficial soil microorganisms that are responsible for breaking down the soil\nand promoting soil microbial activities. The burning of trees and vegetation\ncover also leaves the soil bare making it readily vulnerable to soil erosion. <\/li>
    9. Economic Losses: <\/strong>Wildfires devastate\neverything in their path including property. Local authorities spend millions\nto control the fire. <\/li>
    10. Destruction of Watersheds: <\/strong>Trees and\nvegetation cover acts as watershed protectors since approximately all the water\ncomes from forest-derived water tables. Whenever they burn, the natural\nprotection systems for water tables, streams, and rivers may be affected.<\/li>
    11. Impacts to Human Well-being and Health: <\/strong>Wildfires\nhave contributed to some fatalities, especially impacting firefighters and\nlifesavers. The effect of smoke and dust also causes intense breathing\ndiscomfort and can worsen the health of people with allergies and respiratory\ndisorders.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Fire effects on all forests are not equal. While same fire, beneficial for one ecosystem, may be for the other, depending upon the climatic conditions, and type of vegetation. Fast initial attack measures are required with a vigorous follow up action. Introducing a forest fuel modification system at strategic points is important. Special emphasis should be given to research, training, and development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Demand of the question Introduction. Contextual Introduction. Body. Causes and consequences of forest fires. Conclusion. Way forward. The recent wildfire tragedy in Amazon forests has alarmed all the world and support to prevent fire is coming from everywhere. Forests fires pose a threat not only to the forest wealth but also to the entire regime… Continue reading [Answered] What are various reasons for forest fires? Discuss consequences of fires fires and suggest some solutions to prevent it.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":49132,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-51656","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51656\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}