Forest fire
I was going to uttarakhand this summer holidays but the plan got cancelled due to forest fires raging in that area. I was so unhappy and desolated that after such a tiring year I got an opportunity to go on a vacation and this disaster occurs. When I saw the reports and the aftermath of the disaster in uattrakhand,I was shocked and tried o find out how this type of disaster occurs.
A forest fire also known as wildfire is an uncontrolled fire in an area of combustible vegetation. It can be caused by lightning, human carelessness, slash and burn agriculture, heat waves and drought. The most common way now a days is human carelessness. People can start a forest fire when they are out camping and start camp fires. Wind comes and blows some ashes from the fire on dry leaves and the next minute the whole forest is on fire. Forest fires are also commonly caused by slash and burn agriculture where people use fire to clear the land and make soil more fertile but in some cases the fire spreads into the trees and results in forest fire.
Forest fires can result in destruction of houses and fields. When a forest fire starts, it is very difficult to put it out. The wind blows and spreads the fire easily. Eventually the fire will stop but not after it has burned many acres of forest and injured many people. Forest fire not only destroys manmade structures but also increase the level of carbon dioxide emission hence polluting the environment.
Uttarakhand is a state in India which is prone to forest fires. Earlier it would be put out due to monsoon but this year the environmentalist think that due to high temperature and no atmospheric moisture the fires were caused. This is one theory but there is also a theory that timber mafias burnt the trees as they will stand to benefit the most if trees get burnt so timber mafias can buy the lands also builders have a benefit to as they can buy the land. The government is trying to control the fire by sending in teams to control and stop the disaster but it is really difficult to stop it. Some meteorologists claim that there are chances that rainfall may occur here. Let’s hope the fire is controlled.
People usually are more worried about disasters like earthquake and tsunami. They think that forest fire is not a big disaster. In some countries this is natural as they have a wet climate so forest fires are not so common but in other warm countries like India, Australia and United States this phenomenon is common. A study suggested that in United States forest fires is a big problem, maybe even more so in some parts than tornados and other disasters.
After understanding this I am not so unhappy that I couldn’t go there as vacation come and go but the damage this fire has created is immense. The water crisis and destruction of property…..
I think a disaster is a disaster. One should never take it lightly. One should take precautions. If people are more careful and aware about forest fires and get help immediately then they are able to stop it. Human greed has also caused forest fire so people should be aware of what they desire and what this desire will lead to.
I was going to uttarakhand this summer holidays but the plan got cancelled due to forest fires raging in that area. I was so unhappy and desolated that after such a tiring year I got an opportunity to go on a vacation and this disaster occurs. When I saw the reports and the aftermath of the disaster in uattrakhand,I was shocked and tried o find out how this type of disaster occurs.
A forest fire also known as wildfire is an uncontrolled fire in an area of combustible vegetation. It can be caused by lightning, human carelessness, slash and burn agriculture, heat waves and drought. The most common way now a days is human carelessness. People can start a forest fire when they are out camping and start camp fires. Wind comes and blows some ashes from the fire on dry leaves and the next minute the whole forest is on fire. Forest fires are also commonly caused by slash and burn agriculture where people use fire to clear the land and make soil more fertile but in some cases the fire spreads into the trees and results in forest fire.
Forest fires can result in destruction of houses and fields. When a forest fire starts, it is very difficult to put it out. The wind blows and spreads the fire easily. Eventually the fire will stop but not after it has burned many acres of forest and injured many people. Forest fire not only destroys manmade structures but also increase the level of carbon dioxide emission hence polluting the environment.
Uttarakhand is a state in India which is prone to forest fires. Earlier it would be put out due to monsoon but this year the environmentalist think that due to high temperature and no atmospheric moisture the fires were caused. This is one theory but there is also a theory that timber mafias burnt the trees as they will stand to benefit the most if trees get burnt so timber mafias can buy the lands also builders have a benefit to as they can buy the land. The government is trying to control the fire by sending in teams to control and stop the disaster but it is really difficult to stop it. Some meteorologists claim that there are chances that rainfall may occur here. Let’s hope the fire is controlled.
People usually are more worried about disasters like earthquake and tsunami. They think that forest fire is not a big disaster. In some countries this is natural as they have a wet climate so forest fires are not so common but in other warm countries like India, Australia and United States this phenomenon is common. A study suggested that in United States forest fires is a big problem, maybe even more so in some parts than tornados and other disasters.
After understanding this I am not so unhappy that I couldn’t go there as vacation come and go but the damage this fire has created is immense. The water crisis and destruction of property…..
I think a disaster is a disaster. One should never take it lightly. One should take precautions. If people are more careful and aware about forest fires and get help immediately then they are able to stop it. Human greed has also caused forest fire so people should be aware of what they desire and what this desire will lead to.
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