Compare And Contrast Hurricane And Wildfires

On the coast, gigantic waves are crashing, to the west, fire is crackling. Hurricanes and wildfires, two of the deadliest and most damaging disasters mother nature can conspire. The colossal destruction of these lethal forces tear through the coast and forests. Fire and water, there are some major similarities, some huge differences, and some awesome benefits to these destructive forces. How can these opposites be so similar? Although hurricanes and wildfires may seem like total opposites they have a few things in common. For starters, they both start with hot air. According to NASA Space Place, hurricanes need warm air to make the hurricane form and continue to spin. On NASA Earth Observatory, they explain that wildfires need hot air to form. Another similarity between the two is that they both use high winds to spread. Hurricanes use wind to keep them going, while wildfires use wind to carry the flames to new areas of a forest. Even though they have similarities, there are more differences between the two.
To begin with, one major difference between them is that one is mostly fire and the other is mostly water. Although the two counteract each other, they are both massive forces of destruction. Another difference is where they strike. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), most …show more content…
For starters, according to The Weather Channel, hurricanes brings rain that can help to replenish inland plants and can sometimes provide a global heat balance. Wildfires can help giant sequoias, because the older giant sequoias have a thick bark, they aren’t badly by wildfires. Although sequoias are very large, plants still grow underneath them. When a wildfire strikes, it burns the small shrubbery on the ground, this decomposes and acts as great, natural fertilizer for the soil. Sometimes the disasters are a blessing in