Effects Of Wildfires On The Environment

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Did you know that there are thousands of wildfires in the U.S each year? Many of those wildfires are started by people. Wildfires can have many bad effects on the environment. Wildfires can destroy homes and habitats, create smog and take many lives.

Wildfires can destroy homes and habitats. When animals homes are destroyed they have to find a new place to live and the animals who already live there will be pushed out of there homes. When wildfires destroy homes people are forced to move or spend a lot of money to replace their house. This can be very expensive for the community and hurt the economy.

Wildfires can make smog. Smog is bad for you because it has gasses from burnt plants. The gasses can be bad for you because it can make

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