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WILDFIRES - Coggle Diagram
WILDFIRES
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IMPACTS
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ENVIROMENTAL
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Damages Soils can prevent further plant growth // HOWEVER some ecosystems are actuall ydependant on wildfires to clear dead vegetation, some seeds need fire to Germinate
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RESPONSES
PREPAREDNESS
Education, Emergency Evacuation Routes
ADAPTATION
Fire Break Creation (gaps between trees), Building Codes (non flammale material use)
PREVENTION
Controlled Burns remove dry fuel, Fire Beaters given to public
HUMAN VS NATURE
N // Lightining, Dry Season, Volcanin Eruptions
H // smoking (cigarettes), Camping and Barbeques, Arson
NATURE OF WILDFIRES
CONDITIONS
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Climate // Rainfall, Wet Seasons to enable vegetation growth
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Fire Behaviour// Running Fires travel Uphill at a faster rate due to preheating / Spotting enables lit embers to set further fires ahead