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Robert Gelles

Professor Sexton

ENF 2

27 November 2019

EXPLORATORY ESSAY carpenter stage

Natural disasters such as wildfires can be devastating. They affect people, animals, and

the environment. Wildfires can destroy homes and entire towns in a matter of minutes, killing or

injuring populations and eradicating anything in their path. Did you know that 90% of all

wildfires are started by humans? “U.S. National Park Service”. I believe that if humans were

considerably mindful, a certain amount of wildfires could be avoided. Not only would it save

countless lives of people and animals, but it could also save a significant amount of money on

damages and a great part of the environment. Dangerous wildfires can be life altering.

Upon starting my research, I know wildfires were destructive and can spread very fast in

dry windy conditions. Often, they are mentioned in the news as occurring commonly in the

western United States and ignite during drought periods in the summer.

1. What is the largest wildfire in history? The largest wildfire was in 1910. This fire

took place in Idaho and Western Montana burnt down three million acres.

2. What are some of the effects of wildfires? Some effects that come with wildfires are

loss of species, high levels of pollution in the air and in the water, and an economic

down turn.

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3. What is the highest number of human fatalities during a wildfire? The highest number

of human fatalities during a wildfire was on November 8th in northern California

where 88 people perished.

4. Can humans eliminate most wildfires? Yes I think if we pay more attention of are

soundings to know not to leave fires, throw cigarettes on the ground.

5. How big of a threat are wildfires? Wildfires can be a big threat to the world. In 2018

25,000 structures were destroyed in the California and camp Woolsey created a big

mess all you can see is were trees used to be they were not there so as house.

6. What is the record of wildfires in California? The total number of wildfires in

California is 8,054 and buildings is 22,751.

7. Do wildfires have a classification system? There are three types of wildfire; ground

fire, surface fire and crown fire and one, two or all of these types of fire may make up

a fire event. A ground fire can occur in any conditions and is where peat, coal, tree

roots or other materials ignite and burn under the ground.

8. How long does it take for wildfire to go out? It depends on the type of fire is across

the country or only a few miles is it big or small and speed of how it burns. Some can

reach up to a speed of 6.7 average but with dry material 14 miles per hour that is

pretty fast and the sad part about it is you only have so much time to escape your

house.

9. Are wild fire good for the world? They are good and bad it creates a new population

for the trees and the animals it is also bad because it destroys are population.

10. What is the longest burning fire in the world? The longest burning fire is the amazon

rainforest it is currently still on fire and destroying are oxygen.

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Gelles 1 Robert Gelles Professor Sexton ENF 2 27 November 2019 EXPLORATORY ESSAY carpenter stage Natural disasters such as wildfires can be devastating. They affect people, animals, and the environment. Wildfires can destroy homes and entire towns in a matter of minutes, killing or injuring populations and eradicating anything in their path. Did you know that 90% of all wildfires are started by humans? “U.S. National Park Service”. I believe that if humans were considerably mindful, a certain amount of wildfires could be avoided. Not only would it save countless lives of people and animals, but it could also save a significant amount of money on damages and a great part of the environment. Dangerous wildfires can be life altering. Upon starting my research, I know wildfires were destructive and can spread very fast in dry windy conditions. Often, they are mentioned in the news as occurring commonly in the western United States and ignite during drought periods in the summer. 1. What is the largest wildfire in history? The largest wildfire was in 1910. This fire took place in Idaho and Western Montana burnt down three million acres. 2. What are some of the effects of wildfires? Some effects that come with wildfires are loss of species, high levels of pollution in the air and in the water, and an economic down turn. Gelles 2 3. What is the highest number of human fatalities during a wildfire? The highest number of human fatalities during a wildfire was on November 8th i ...
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