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According to the Australian Government website for the Australian Institute of Criminology (see website link below): "13 percent of vegetation fires are recorded as being deliberate and another 37 percent as suspicious. That is, for all vegetation fires for which there is a cause recorded, 50 percent may be lit deliberately."
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What is the usual cause of bush fires?
there is all sorts of ways that they start like power lines falling lighting striking trees even, sound scary but its true people can start fires and then the winds blow it causing it to spread do you know that fire travels faster down hill then it does up! from gal of new zealand
What are the twelve natural disasters?
Here are some natural disasters:AvalanchesBlizzardsContractible DiseasesCyclonesEarthquakesFaminesFloodsLandslidesHeat WavesLimnic EruptionsMeteoritesStormsTornadoesTsunamisVolcanic EruptionsWild Fires and Bush Fires
How many bush fires are started by lightning strike?
About 3000 brush fires per year are started by lightning strikes.
What happens to small plants in bush fires?
They get burnt down and die.
Could Victorian bush fires been prevented?
Yes!!!!!!!!!(how could they) people were lighting fires deliberately but most fires were caused by lightning and other fires. Some fires were suspected to be caused by cigarette butts & power tools
What starts a bush fire?
It is often the work of negligent campers who fail to put out their camp fires in a full manner, or the work of arsonists who purposely set fire in the forests. they can also be caused by lightning
What are bush fires?
Bush fires are wildfires that occur in forests, grasslands, or other open areas with vegetation. They can spread quickly and be difficult to contain, often causing damage to natural ecosystems and harming wildlife. Bush fires are typically fueled by dry conditions and high winds.
How does a bush fire lite?
There are 2 ways for a bushfire to begin: either it is naturally lit by hot weather or people called Arsonists decide to deliberately lite fires for their own amusement without thinking about the horrific consequences.
What are the impacts of bush fires?
fire fighters put out bush fires.
Do bush fires only happen in the bush?
Yes bush fires only happen in bush hence the name. But a fire can still be lit and maintain with out wood or 'bush'.
What damage can bush fires cause?
Depends on where the bush is.
What are the benefits of bush fires?
What are the benefits of a bush fire
Are there any bush fires outside Australia?
Yes bush fires occur around the world but are sometimes known as forest fires. They occur in hot weather and can be a natural phenomenon or man made (arson). Bush fires have occurred in New Zealand America Russia to name but a few.
Forest fires are also known as?
wildfires,bush fires etc
What are the impacts on Bush fires?
death
How bush fires affect people?
Well bush fires spread and spread if they aren't put out, and eventually reach homes that people are in.
Why does the UK not get bush fires?
Britain sometimes gets bush fires, or forest fires, but they are not very common, as the climate is often wetter. However fires in South Wales did £4.5 million damage in 2006 and 2007.
