Environmental Issue : 2 - Wildfire is not a season

Hello Everyone! I am back with another post.

Welcoming you to the second article on environmental issues. If you had missed the first one, scroll down below!

Yes, You've read it right, Wildfires is not a season. And it's happening very fast and often. Last year, in September, Australia suffered a lot because of this Wildfire. They had a huge loss in their wild animals, the firefighters, and also lost a huge area of their precious forest.

A kangaroo is going through the fire in Australia -2019.
Credit: Wikimedia commons

What are Wildfires?

Wildfires are manmade or natural. If it is natural - When it's too hot and the surface plants and trees will be dried up very easily. If it is manmade - People or farmers use fire to clear the forest area to build infrastructure or to cultivate crops in the space. This sometimes will spread to space where there are fresh plants and trees.

What is the big deal about it?

It is the most frequent and biggest natural/manmade disaster. Many of the animals are endangered now because of this phenomenon. And we are also losing special plants and herbs because of these wildfires. Wildfires also can be called forest fires, brushfires, etc...

wildfire: Stanislaus National Forest

Wildfire in Stanislaus National Forest, California, 2013.

Mike McMillan—U.S. Forest Service/U.S. Department of Agriculture

The wildfire in Australia almost burned an area of land the size of South Korea according, to the BBC, Killing or harming almost 3 billion animals. The wildfires did not end there - They have raged different kinds of ecosystems, ranging from tundra to rainforests.

Wildfires in Southern California. Credit: Wikimedia commons

This will not end there, scientists are saying that this will be more often if we continue to expand our areas for agriculture. Climate activists are saying that if we use sustainable farming we'd able to feed millions of people.

We have to stop this. Will, our future generation live?

Save our planet by doing your part.

Raksita Rajagopal

Peace Wins 😊

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