High Park Fire Research Paper

In “Blow UP” by Sebastian Junger, he states “The fire blew up a little ridge below me, Haugh said later, “People were yelling in their radios, RUN, RUN, RUN!” (Junger p.510) Nature has its way of attacking itself that leaves the rest of us, running for safety. In this story people are affected by lightning striking a forest on a mountain. Another example of nature working against itself is when the wind blew the fire in a way that caused it to spread. The sad part is, that the forest had no protection against the fire. It’s amazing there is still life on this planet with so many natural opportunities. To destroy itself.
High park fire is an example of nature vs. nature. The high park fire was a wildfire in the mountains located in Larimer County, Colorado on June 9, 2012. The fire was caused by lightning hitting a tree and it began to spread in a different areas. “It was known to be the worst wildfire in Colorado history.” (WildfireToday.com) The fire was so bad evacuations were called because it would impact multiple residential areas. Eventually the fire was put out and many lives were lost, but sadly 87,000 acres were burned. Over all the mountain was in bad shape and it couldn’t do anything to help itself as many situations are. …show more content…
Nature. The Sawmill fire was a few days ago on April 24,2017. It was in Green Valley, Arizona. The fire actually started in Madera Canyon in Pima County and eventually got to Cochise County. Luckily no one was reported injured and no structures have been damaged. The Sawmill fire started to get worse because of winds. “Strong, gusty winds and low humidity contributed to the spread of a wildfire burning south of Tucson that had forced evacuations.” (Azcentral.com) Because Mother Nature had a mind of its own it decided to let the fire get worse with very bad wind. The mountain couldn’t do anything to save itself and even a few days later nothing has