https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a en-us 2023-09-04 18:55:38 UTC 2023-11-25 18:31:55 UTC hello@padlet.com lelelayan54 https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2683718064 In the wake of Maui's deadly wildfires—where many died, and a historic town once known as the capital of Hawaii's monarchy was destroyed -residents and tourists are reeling from the damage. The fires that burned through the island were worsened by intense winds from a nearby hurricane and drought conditions. Some experts have also said invasive grasses not native to the island created more flammable conditions that fed the fire's flames. Hawaii is not historically known for wildfires, but-like many parts of the world-is seeing more intense fires because of climate change and mismanaged land.

Wildfires can burn millions of acres of land at shockingly fast speeds, consuming everything in their paths. These rolling flames travel up 14 miles an hour, which converts to about a four-minute-mile pace, and can overtake the average human in minutes. to Destruction caused by wildfires in the United States has significantly increased in the last two decades. An average of 72,400 wildfires cleared an average of 7 million acres of U.S. land each year since 2000, double the number of acres scorched by wildfires in the 1990s. In 2015, the largest wildfire season recorded in U.S. history burned more than 10 million acres of land.

Because much of the U.S. is expected to get hotter and drier with climate change, wildfire risk is generally expected to rise. At the same time, as the population in the United States rises and people increasingly move into rural and wilderness areas, more homes and other structures are likely to be placed in harm's way. That's why it's critical to understand how wildfires get started, how to stop them, and what to do when they occur. 

How wildfires start ? 

Though they are classified by the Environmental Protection Agency as natural disasters, only 10 to 15 percent of wildfires occur on their own in nature. The other 85 to 90 percent result from human causes, including unattended camp and debris fires, discarded cigarettes, and arson. Naturally occurring wildfires can spark during dry weather and droughts. In these conditions, normally green vegetation becomes bone-dry, flammable fuel; strong winds spread fire quickly; and warm temperatures encourage combustion. With these ingredients, the only thing missing is a spark-in the form of lightning, arson, a downed power line, or a burning campfire or cigarette-to wreak havoc.  

How they are stopped ? 

Firefighters battle blazes by depriving them of one or more of the fire triangle fundamentals. One traditional method is to douse existing fires with water and spray fire retardants. Firefighters also sometimes work in teams, often called hotshots, to clear vegetation from the land around a fire to contain and eventually starve it of fuel. The resulting tracts of land are called firebreaks. 
Firefighters may also employ controlled burning, creating backfires, to stop a wildfire. This method involves fighting fire with fire. These prescribed-and controlled-fires remove undergrowth, brush, and litter from a forest, depriving an otherwise raging wildfire of fuel.  ]]> 2023-09-04 19:14:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2683718064 lelelayan54 https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2684345559 2023-09-05 05:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2684345559 lelelayan54 https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2702664908 I chose this because it is important to know how a fire starts and how it ends, and that the effects of fires cause the killing of many animals and the loss of farms and crops . 
Also how to stop a fire and how firefighters work .
I find this topic interesting and expanding my field of knowledge !.]]> 2023-09-13 19:08:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2702664908 lelelayan54 https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2702671199 Chimneys were all that remained of the residences gutted by fire in Paradise, California on November 9 . 

Destruction resulting from the fire .]]> 2023-09-13 19:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2702671199 lelelayan54 https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2702673263 Embers fall from burning palms, and the sun is obscured by smoke as flames close in on a house trapped in the Woolsey Fire in Malibu, California . 

Smoke makes it difficult to see .]]> 2023-09-13 19:16:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2702673263 lelelayan54 https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2702676519 Firefighters battle the Woolsey Fire in Malibu, California, on November 12, 2018. That blaze burned nearly 97,000 acres in Southern California, killing .

Firefighters risk their lives to save people .]]> 2023-09-13 19:19:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2702676519 lelelayan54 https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2702706430 Acre:   means a piece of land or land areas
Basics:  It means something important, basic ]]> 2023-09-13 19:39:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2702706430 lelelayan54 https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2723775481 The main idea of this article How quickly the fire spreads, how it ends, and the work of firefighters. ]]> 2023-09-27 21:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2723775481 lelelayan54 https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2723778873 Firefighters battle blazes by depriving them of one or more of the fire triangle fundamentals.

Them refers to blazes]]> 2023-09-27 21:10:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2723778873 lelelayan54 https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2723806294 1. Spark
Naturally occurring wildfires can spark during dry weather and droughts.


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Though they are classified by the Environmental Protection Agency as natural disasters. ]]> 2023-09-27 21:51:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2723806294 tatiana_english https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2727302357 2023-10-01 08:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2727302357 lelelayan54 https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2740726354 *The caption.  
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Whether natural or man-made, there must be the most important factors to start a wildfire : fuel , oxygen, and a heat source. ]]> 2023-10-10 22:54:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2740734540 lelelayan54 https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2743258765 The purpose of the last paragraph is to tell about firebreaks and how to stop . ]]> 2023-10-12 08:30:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lelelayan54/luss2ygm1vo0zv4a/wish/2743258765