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M. Parker, Internet Researcher
Answered: Sep 18, 2018

A desert wild fire is not too much different from a forest fire except that fires in deserts occur less frequently. All fires need fuel, oxygen, and an ignition source (heat). The ignition source...Read More

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How are wildfires suppressed?

J.Spencer, Knowledge enthusiast
Answered: Aug 30, 2018

There are three major components for a wildfire be it in the city or the forest. It is the heat, fuel, and oxygen also known as the fire triangle. These three components are responsible for any...Read More

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Why do wildfires happen in extremely hot weather?

Mike John, Content Explorer
Answered: Oct 04, 2018

Three aspects of weather influence wildfires: temperature, wind, and moisture. As for temperature, wildfires don’t just happen in extremely hot weather but hot weather does make forest...Read More

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Which was the most destructive forest fire of all time?

M. Parker, Internet Researcher
Answered: Sep 18, 2018

In 2003, one of the hottest summers in Europe, 47 million acres of land was involved in the largest forest fire in the world in what has become known as the Siberian Taiga Fires. On one day in...Read More

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How long does a forest take to recover from a wildfire?

Mike John, Content Explorer
Answered: Oct 04, 2018

How quickly a forest recovers from a fire depends a lot on how intense the fire was. A low intensity fire “burns along the forest floor and leaves the canopies alive”. A high...Read More

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What causes forest fire?

J. Emmerich, Web Content Writer
Answered: Sep 10, 2018

Forest fires are started by either natural causes or by humans. The United States Natural Parks Department which is part of the Department of the Interior says about 10% of forest fires or...Read More

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Can wildfires occur during cold months?

Mike John, Content Explorer
Answered: Oct 04, 2018

Remember it only takes three things for a fire to burn: fuel, oxygen, and an ignition source (heat). All three of these conditions can be present during winter months. It may be harder for a fire...Read More

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Which places in the world have the most wildfires?

K. Myers, Blogger
Answered: Sep 18, 2018

Instruments called Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometers (MODIS) located on two of NASA’s Earth-observing satellites have shown that “some 70 percent of the world’s...Read More

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How do wildfires spread?

K. Myers, Blogger
Answered: Sep 18, 2018

There are a number of factors that cause wildfires to spread: weather (wind, temperature, and humidity), topography, times and seasons, fuels, and space between fuels. Wind provides fresh oxygen...Read More

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Are wildfires possible in equatorial forests?

Mike John, Content Explorer
Answered: Oct 04, 2018

Yes, wildfires are possible in equatorial forests. The largest equatorial rainforests “are in the Amazon River Basin (South America), the Congo River Basin (western Africa), and throughout...Read More

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Does a wildfire destroy an ecosystem?

Mike John, Content Explorer
Answered: Oct 04, 2018

Yes, a wildfire can destroy an ecosystem but generally only when the fire was highly intense and/or slow-moving. This is because soil sterilization occurs which means all soil fungi and bacteria...Read More

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How do helicopters drop water during wildfires if there is a lot of smoke?

A. Daniels, Professor
Answered: Nov 11, 2018

Wildfires are very dangers and they spread very fast. In California, there are a lot of wildfires every year. These usually take place during the summer when it is very dry. Very little rain...Read More

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How much does a wildfire contribute to global warming?

M. Parker, Internet Researcher
Answered: Sep 18, 2018

Wildfires most certainly contribute to global warming because it coverts biomass and soil organic matter to carbon dioxide. According to The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,...Read More

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How long do wildfires burn?

A. Daniels, Professor
Answered: Sep 14, 2018

Wildfires will burn until they no longer have one of the following three things: fuel, oxygen, and an ignition source (heat). Fuel for wildfires is usually the dry debris such as leaves, sticks,...Read More

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How are animals rescued during a wildfire?

M. Parker, Internet Researcher
Answered: Sep 18, 2018

Most animals can quickly tell when a fire is nearby thanks to their strong senses of smell, sight, and hearing, and therefore do not typically need human help to be rescued. Although some very...Read More

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