The main cause of forest fires is human activities, such as campfires, discarded cigarettes, and intentional arson. Natural causes like lightning strikes can also start forest fires.
I heard that lightning is a common cause of forest fires.
There are two main causes of forest fires. Firstly is human carelessness as people fail to extinguish camp fires properly or are careless with matches and cigarettes. The second cause is often due to lightning strikes in forested areas.
There are two main causes of forest fires. Firstly is human carelessness as people fail to extinguish camp fires properly or are careless with matches and cigarettes. The second cause is often due to lightning strikes in forested areas.
When the small fires burn out (long before the main fire gets to them) they leave an area which the main fire cannot cross because the area has already been burned so there is nothing for the main fire to burn there, and so it helps to stop the spread over the main fire from that point on.
Human activities such as campfires, debris burning, equipment use, and arson are some of the main causes of forest fires in the western US. Additionally, lightning strikes during dry and windy conditions can also ignite fires in the region.
Humans Contributing To Forest FiresPeople can contribute to forest fires by starting them. Many forest fires are begun because of human carelessness. Smoking, machines, recreation, and campfires are the main reasons humans begin forest fires.Natural Forest Fire CausesLightening and a mixture of drought/windy climates can result in forest fires.
It reduces the likelihood of major forest fires.
I'll say probably humans because we do need the wood for our homes and many other things. So it's us. Also, we might cause fires. And those fires might destroy the trees and maybe an entire forest. And that brings the cause back to us.
William A Main has written: 'Firefamily 1988' -- subject(s): Forest fires, Information storage and retrieval systems, Fire weather, Forest fire forecasting
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