Question

8 facts about wildfires if you would.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. About 90% of wildfires in the United States are started by humans.

2. In a non-human world, wildfires would mostly be started by lightning strikes.

3. On average, more than 100,000 wildfires clear 4-5 million acres (1.6-2 million hectares) of land in the U.S. every year. In recent years, wildfires have burned up to 9 million acres (3.6 million hectares) of land.

4. It takes an average of 2-4 years after a wildfire before reforestation efforts can begin. Saplings simply wouldn’t survive until the soil has begun to naturally replenish, can absorb water, and can support new life. It also takes time to mobilize resources for large-scale reforestation.

5. Increases in the cost of battling active wildfires have greatly reduced the budgets available for prevention, which creates a domino effect of worsening conditions.

6. Climate change, as predicted, is fueling longer, stronger, and quicker-to-start wildfires.

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Answer 2

Answer:

1. Most wildfires are caused by humans, but some wildfires are caused by nature

2. 90% of wildfires are started by humans

3. Wildfires usually or typically burn between 4 million and 9 million of acres each year in the United States

4. "Crown fires" are spread by the wind moving quickly across the tops if trees

5. Wildfires can potentially produce fire tornadoes

6. Climate change can or may cause mor wildfires

7. In some ways wildfires are good because they clear dead and diseased plants so that new plants can grow

8. The most dangerous wildfire in history was the 1871 Peshtigo Fire