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Natural Disaster

Published on Mar 17, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WILDFIRES

Photo by slworking2

WHAT ARE WILDFIRES?

  • A wild fire is a large destructive fire the spreads quickly.
Photo by BLMOregon

WAYS WILDFIRES ARE CAUSED

  • Lightning
  • Human carelessness
  • Heat waves
  • Droughts
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HELPFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENT

  • They return nutrients to the soil.
  • Remove disease ridden plants.
  • Remove harmful insects.

PRESCRIBED FIRES

  • Prescribed burning helps reduce the catastrophic damage of wildfire on our land.

HOW THEY AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT

  • Pollute the air.
  • Destroy homes.
  • Kill wildlife.
Photo by T3I Erick

WILD FIRE TRIANGLE

  • Demonstrating the interdependence of these ingredients in creating and sustaing fires.