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    Forest Fire Benefits

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    In addition, forest fires can also be increasingly dangerous to humans as more and more forest areas are being encroached upon for residential and agricultural purposes. However, such policies often suppress natural wildfires as well and over time, can have adverse consequences. Firstly, suppression can result in overgrowth of forested areas with native and non-native species. This would also provide environmental conditions that would require plants to adapt and change…

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    century, where almost 30 million acres burned. The sizeable difference with today’s fires is due to the intensity of which they burn (Dickman,16). Scientists at the Harvard school of Engineering and Applied Sciences, are predicting that by 2050, wildfire seasons will be three weeks longer and twice and smokey (Roberts,1). Severe storms and forest fires will increase due to gradual climate change in the coming years (Roberts,1). One study shows that lightning causes a quarter of forest fires…

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    The Balsam Fir

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    sized native evergreen tree. It can grow up 40 to 80 feet tall. These trees adapted to the taiga because they grow in acidic soil. Fireweed: The fireweed plants have adapted to become less affected by fires which makes it suitable for the taiga as wildfires are common in the taiga. They also have the ability to grow in all types of soils. Black Spruce: The Black Spruce is a tall tree. It can grow up to 25 meters tall. Douglas-Fir: Douglas-firs are very big. They can grow up to 60 feet tall…

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    leading to more frequent wild fires.”(Schwartz, Noaki.) She also says, “Small birds, rabbits, and other animals dependent on California’s rapidly disappearing native vegetation will struggle to maintain a foothold.” (Schwartz, Noaki.) This shows how wildfires can kill off animals and plants, all part of the major food chain. Fire is too dangerous to be using as a method to rid of structures and…

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    Wildfire Tragedy

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    A raging blaze has struck through central Portugal, leaving 61 people killed and dozens more injured in what officials there labelled as the "greatest wildfire tragedy of recent years." At least 54 people were injured in the blaze Saturday, including eight firefighters and a child. Four of the firefighters were in grave condition Sunday, according to Paulo Santos, an operations and emergencies official with the National Relief Operations Command in Lisbon. The government has declared three days…

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    I've already seen my goals and my vocabulary to answer this lesson question. How can I write an effective argument for or against using planned fires to protect wild areas? To answer this lesson question, I begin by learning about the writing process. The first step in the writing process pre-writing, in which you'll plan out how to write a convincing argument about the best way to protect wild areas. As part of the pre-writing stage, I'll investigate this topic and form a claim. First I want to…

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    No Holds Barred Poetry Who's to say what true poetry should be? Many people in the history of this underappreciated branch of literature seem to believe that poetry requires a traditional touch. However, famous poet Billy Collins disagrees wholeheartedly. Whereas most poets stick to the traditional status quo, Collins thinks outside the box and produces very interesting works. The difference between Collins and phonies who simply perform absurd acts for attention is his end goal. Collins’ goal…

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    Fire is a common occurrence in Australia due to climates that include both wet seasons where a lot of vegetation grows and a dry, hot season where fires can occur. Each year and average around 54,000 fires occur. Control burning is a key strategy used to limit the impact of bushfires. Control burning (also known as prescribed burning because a prescription is needed to be followed) dates back to the olden days when traditional fire application was used to ‘renew” farmlands and hunting grounds.…

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    As we were on the way to trail of tears, I realized that I had no idea about how fire actually effects the forest. It was a great experience where I learned both the pros and cons of fire in the forest. I also was able to see the difference between burn only, a harvest and thinning due to the experimental cites at trail of tears. I also learned about the experimental watersheds and how certain aspects play into erosion. It was a very interesting learning experience. We first learned how trail…

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    1995 Fire Site Comparison

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    Abstract: Fire can be seen as an intrusive, destructive force of nature and many can only see fire as a disadvantage phenomenon, but fire is an essential requirement for many ecosystems. This report looks at the consequences of fire on recovering forests of Australia. A survey was taken in 2011 at Anstey Hill in two different locations, one at the location where Ash Wednesday took place in 1983 and at another location where and uncontrolled fire took place in 1995. The survey looks at the…

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