Why do wild fires happen? by Tyler Hubbard https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730 Information en-us 2017-11-16 15:21:11 UTC 2026-01-17 11:08:06 UTC hello@padlet.com Wildfires are started by lightning or by people 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207723763 https://youngzine.org/news/world-news/thousands-flee-fire-canada]]> 2017-11-16 15:38:21 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207723763 To take down wildfires you need tools like the fire triangle of fuel, oxygen and heat 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207724389 https://youngzine.org/news/world-news/thousands-flee-fire-canada]]> 2017-11-16 15:39:01 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207724389 Recent years we had more wild fires because of increasingly dry, hot weather, and changing weather patterns due to to global warming. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207724899 https://youngzine.org/news/world-news/thousands-flee-fire-canada]]> 2017-11-16 15:39:45 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207724899 Uncontrolled wildfires can generate large amounts of smoke pollution, release greenhouse gases, and affect the ecosystems. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207727058 https://youngzine.org/news/world-news/thousands-flee-fire-canada]]> 2017-11-16 15:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207727058 There has also been a long tradition of fires started intentionally by people for clearing land, logging or clearing natural vegetation for agriculture. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207727334 https://youngzine.org/news/world-news/thousands-flee-fire-canada]]> 2017-11-16 15:43:08 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207727334 When fires burn down trees, soil erosion can occur 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207728615 https://youngzine.org/news/world-news/thousands-flee-fire-canada]]> 2017-11-16 15:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207728615 The raging wildfires are damaging the boreal forests of Canada. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207730066 https://youngzine.org/news/world-news/thousands-flee-fire-canada]]> 2017-11-16 15:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207730066 Besides property loss, the fires have forced the shutdown of Canada's oil sands industry. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207730745 https://youngzine.org/news/world-news/thousands-flee-fire-canada]]> 2017-11-16 15:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207730745 The damages from the wildfire are mounting and estimated at $9 billion. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207730973 https://youngzine.org/news/world-news/thousands-flee-fire-canada]]> 2017-11-16 15:48:34 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207730973 Homes and businesses need to be rebuilt, power lines repaired, and water sources made safe and drinkable again. Until then, the people who were displaced will not have jobs to go back to. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207731266 https://youngzine.org/news/world-news/thousands-flee-fire-canada]]> 2017-11-16 15:49:00 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207731266 In recent years, there has been more incidence of wildfire because ofFuel in the form of fallen leaves, branches, and excessive plant overgrowth are accumulating in forest areas 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207733318 https://youngzine.org/news/our-earth/arizona-wildfires-natural-cycle-or-nature%E2%80%99s-fury]]> 2017-11-16 15:52:07 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207733318 In recent years, there has been more incidence of wildfire because of Increasing dry, hot weather, and changing weather patterns attributed to global warming 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207733550 https://youngzine.org/news/our-earth/arizona-wildfires-natural-cycle-or-nature%E2%80%99s-fury]]> 2017-11-16 15:52:26 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207733550 In recent years, there has been more incidence of wildfire because of Increase in the number of people settling close to forest boundaries 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207734087 https://youngzine.org/news/our-earth/arizona-wildfires-natural-cycle-or-nature%E2%80%99s-fury]]> 2017-11-16 15:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/207734087 Two separate fires, both started by lightning strikes, merged to form the current fire. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/208757654 https://youngzine.org/news/world-news/history-making-blaze]]> 2017-11-20 15:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/208757654 One of the reasons is the drought. A drought is a long period of time without water. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/208758832 https://youngzine.org/news/world-news/history-making-blaze]]> 2017-11-20 15:36:55 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/208758832 Winds as high as 50 mph have also contributed to the quickly spreading fire 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/208763464 https://youngzine.org/news/world-news/history-making-blaze]]> 2017-11-20 15:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/208763464 ” Although the Baldy-Whitewater fire wasn’t preventable, nearly 75% of wild fires are. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/208765248 https://youngzine.org/news/world-news/history-making-blaze]]> 2017-11-20 15:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/208765248 There are many ways to prevent wildfires such as putting out campfires and never throwing cigarettes out of car windows. If every person takes a step towards fire prevention, we can work to ensure that a fire like the Baldy-Whitewater fire never happens again. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/208765408 https://youngzine.org/news/world-news/history-making-blaze]]> 2017-11-20 15:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/208765408 Currently, 1,236 brave men and women are in Gila risking their lives to preserve the National Forest and ensure the health of New Mexico. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209130897 https://youngzine.org/news/world-news/history-making-blaze]]> 2017-11-21 15:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209130897 Wildfires are started by lightning or by people. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209132421 https://youngzine.org/news/our-earth/wildfires-ravage-yosemite-park]]> 2017-11-21 15:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209132421 To burn, wildfires require the right conditions - the fire triangle of fuel, oxygen and heat. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209132685 https://youngzine.org/news/our-earth/wildfires-ravage-yosemite-park]]> 2017-11-21 15:21:00 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209132685 Not all wildfires are bad. Forest fires can have several beneficial effects. Charcoal enriches soil. Some plant species flourish after fires -- the cones of the jack pine tree, for instance, will not release their seeds unless exposed to intense heat 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209133054 https://youngzine.org/news/our-earth/wildfires-ravage-yosemite-park]]> 2017-11-21 15:21:37 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209133054 Sequoia or Douglas firs grows best in open sunlight areas, such as those cleared by fire. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209133520 https://youngzine.org/news/our-earth/wildfires-ravage-yosemite-park]]> 2017-11-21 15:22:29 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209133520 Many pine, flower and grass seeds flourish best just after a moderate fire has swept through, releasing nutrients that allow these fire adapted plants to grow. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209133676 https://youngzine.org/news/our-earth/wildfires-ravage-yosemite-park]]> 2017-11-21 15:22:47 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209133676 Additionally, many animals benefit from areas that have burned. Some species, such as the red-cockaded woodpecker, thrive in forests that depend on fire. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209133842 https://youngzine.org/news/our-earth/wildfires-ravage-yosemite-park]]> 2017-11-21 15:23:09 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209133842 Fires also clear away dead and dying underbrush, which help restore ecosystems to good health. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209133986 https://youngzine.org/news/our-earth/wildfires-ravage-yosemite-park]]> 2017-11-21 15:23:26 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209133986 The Yosemite Rim fire, however, has been killing everything in its path, and has affected the routes of migratory deer and displaced birds such as the endangered Great Gray Owl. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209134188 https://youngzine.org/news/our-earth/wildfires-ravage-yosemite-park]]> 2017-11-21 15:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209134188 Normally, wildfires are nature’s way of restoring balance in the wilderness. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209135078 https://youngzine.org/news/our-earth/drought-and-wildfires-california]]> 2017-11-21 15:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209135078 In fact, massive fires had helped shape the beauty and diversity of the Yosemite long before European explorers stumbled upon the park's Ponderosa pines and giant sequoias. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209135333 https://youngzine.org/news/our-earth/drought-and-wildfires-california]]> 2017-11-21 15:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209135333 Wildfire is any unwanted, unplanned, damaging fire occurring in forest, shrub or grasslands 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209138477 https://youngzine.org/news/our-earth/wildfires-ravage-yosemite-park]]> 2017-11-21 15:31:27 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209138477 A drought is a long period of time without water 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209139814 https://youngzine.org/news/world-news/history-making-blaze]]> 2017-11-21 15:34:04 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209139814 New Mexico is prone to droughts since the desert is hot and dry and the rainy season is extremely short. Because of the lack of rain in most parts of the state, fires are very common at this time of year. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209139987 https://youngzine.org/news/world-news/history-making-blaze]]> 2017-11-21 15:34:25 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209139987 This specific fire is so big that there is a ton of smoke in the air. Children, adults with heart disease, and other sensitive groups are cautioned to stay indoors to avoid health risk. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209140254 https://youngzine.org/news/world-news/history-making-blaze]]> 2017-11-21 15:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209140254 But humans are not the only population effected. Two packs of endangered Mexican grey wolves are also at risk. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209140410 https://youngzine.org/news/world-news/history-making-blaze]]> 2017-11-21 15:35:04 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209140410 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is monitoring these packs which are north and east of the fire. Because the wolves are endangered, special care is being taken to make sure they are not hurt by the fire. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209140595 https://youngzine.org/news/world-news/history-making-blaze]]> 2017-11-21 15:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209140595 Finally, the most obvious consequence of the Baldy-Whitewater fire is that the Gila National Forest is being destroyed. About 400 square miles (about 1,035 square kilometers) of wilderness has been burned. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209140784 https://youngzine.org/news/world-news/history-making-blaze]]> 2017-11-21 15:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209140784 Currently, 1,236 brave men and women are in Gila risking their lives to preserve the National Forest and ensure the health of New Mexico. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209140970 https://youngzine.org/news/world-news/history-making-blaze]]> 2017-11-21 15:36:05 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209140970 Uncontrolled wildfires can generate large amounts of smoke pollution, release greenhouse gases, and affect the ecosystems 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209141474 https://youngzine.org/news/our-earth/arizona-wildfires-natural-cycle-or-nature%E2%80%99s-fury]]> 2017-11-21 15:37:02 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209141474 It can lead to loss of lives, property and valuable forest lands. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209141625 https://youngzine.org/news/our-earth/arizona-wildfires-natural-cycle-or-nature%E2%80%99s-fury]]> 2017-11-21 15:37:22 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209141625 When fires burn down trees, soil erosion can occur, especially when heavy rains follow, causing landslides, ash flows and flash flooding. 21hubbardt https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209141720 https://youngzine.org/news/our-earth/arizona-wildfires-natural-cycle-or-nature%E2%80%99s-fury]]> 2017-11-21 15:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/21hubbardt/m1go15827730/wish/209141720