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controlling the uncontrollable - Coggle Diagram
controlling the uncontrollable
use a technique called a “controlled burn.”
thought
setting a fire that will burn only in an area chosen and monitored by firefighters-
-> a valuable tool for forest management
fact
the fire had jumped over the firebreaks on one side due to high winds
-> serious
consequences
Today, many “controlled burns* go as planned, and admittedly.
Supporters:
cheap and fast
Opponents
point to incidents like Cerro Grande as evidence that fire and wind are unpredictable.
->to keep forests healthy and whole, and
to protect the surrounding communities.
1.Northern New Mexicois a near-perfect
setting for a forest fire
2.the humans build homes and graze livestock to prevent such fires.
1996 Dome Fire
1977 La Mesa Fire
burned much hotter and longer
-> climate change
a few unusually wet years
a few years of drought