2/18/13 Cause and Effects of Forest Fires A cause and effect essay is an essay that tells what the cause of something is and what the effect will be. For example‚ excessive rain causes floods‚ whereas lack of rains causes drought. In this essay‚ I am going to discuss the causes and effects of forest fires. In California‚ wild fires burned 30‚660 acres‚ in year 2010. Forest fires either start naturally or are started by human activities. Most wild fires are caused by human
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Forest Fire: Causes and Effects Ron Hilton National American University One morning you wake up and look out the window. Off to the west‚ you see an orange glow over the hills. You ask yourself “Is that a forest fire? What caused it? What is it going to do to the ecosystem?” The answer to the first question comes down to two main causes‚ man and nature. According to the U.S. Fire Administration (2000)
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disasters which cause many human and material losses. An example of these disasters are floods‚ air pollution and forest fires. So‚ this essay will highlight the main causes of forest fires. The first main cause of forest fires is because of nature. It can be caused by many factors like lightning .When the Lightning strikes a tree‚ the tree begins to burn with fires which expanded to other trees and unlikely the flames continue non-stop. For instance‚ the numbers of forest fires which destroying
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have studied forests and fires to determine the secret of Nature’s success in attaining this necessary balance. They have learned that a "natural" fire results from a certain fuel condition. Some forest types produce and accumulate fuels faster than others; some decompose fuels more readily than others. However‚ at some point in time‚ every forest type has fuel of the right quantity and quality for that forest to be "ready" to burn. In the past‚ forest fires would benefit the whole forest ecosystem
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FOREST FIRES A forestfire is any uncontrolled fire in combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or a wilderness area.[1][2] Other names such as brush fire‚ bushfire‚ forest fire‚ grass fire‚ hill fire‚ peat fire‚ vegetation fire‚ veldfire‚ and wildland fire may be used to describe the same phenomenon depending on the type of vegetation being burned. A wildfire differs from other fires by its extensive size‚ the speed at which it can spread out from its original source‚ its potential to
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Preventing Forest Fires In the propaganda poster about forest fires the U.S. Department of Agriculture claims that people can prevent most forest fires. The U.S. Department of Agriculture tries to prevent forest fires. They made the ad to influence people to at least become knowledgeable about how to prevent forest fires. The poster attracts the attention of the audience through color‚ images‚ and text. The U.S. Government effectively achieves its rhetorical goals through the use of value and fact
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I believe most of us known about the California fires‚ which was noticed on many networks a week ago. According to a report from bbc.com‚ it said‚ “17 wildfires in nine counties have burned more than 115‚000 acres in just the past 12 hours.” The data is reported in the past 12 hours‚ which means the damage is going to be larger‚ and there is no signal to show the fire will stop spreading out. By just looking at the cost it has created‚ I suddenly wonder did we actually consider the wildfires as a
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Class D fires‚ which are also known as combustible metals‚ can burn with intense heat. Fire fighters need to do their best to avoid having water coming in contact with these kinds of products‚ such as magnesium and gasoline. According to Robert Vettori‚ “Magnesium has a strong affinity for oxygen that it attracts the oxygen from oxygen containing compounds” (5). With this said‚ it shows that the two products burning are both magnesium and an adequate supply of oxygen. The National Fire Protection
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Haze Open burning on a large scale causes the haze. The burning can be because of natural forest fires or irresponsible men burning a vast area for cultivation. When either one of these takes place‚ the smoke from the fires rises and spreads to the surrounding areas. It can even travel as far as the neighbouring countries. For example‚ when there was extensive open burning in Indonesia‚ the haze spread to Malaysia and Singapore. In these countries‚ the situation is further aggravated by the pollution
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precious forest. They also burn down houses and cities‚ creating money problems for everyone. Recently‚ 19 firefighters lost their lives fighting the famous Arizona Wildfire (“Fire”). We can avoid all of these catastrophes easily. Taking better care of the wilderness and using safe methods of burning‚ we can drastically reduce the risk of wildfires. Because wildfires rage out of control year after year burning thousands of acres of forest‚ we should be more careful with fire and fight forest fires. Wildfires
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