The word
"wildfire" refers to a fast-spreading fire that occurs in nature, often in forests or grasslands. It moves quickly and can be difficult to control or put out.
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This is especially true if your home is at high risk for certain threats
like wildfires.
The frequency and size
of wildfires in the region increased in the late 20th century.
This year out state has been devastated
by wildfires, some not so far from our home.
Homeowners also have to consider the risks
from wildfires, flooding and even the occasional ice storm as they shop homeowners insurance.
Recent dry conditions have increased the risk
for wildfires in the state.
But
as wildfires increase in frequency and severity, those ecosystems could see could their soil fertility and carbon capture depleted.
The accelerating effect of
wildfires on climate change isn't yet recognised in national plans to curb carbon emissions, but its significance is increasing fast.
We found that the average number of
large wildfires burning each year and the total area burning in these fires have both increased dramatically since the 1970s.
While you may not associate a suburban area
with wildfires, most fires actually start inside of homes.
In the face of catastrophic storms, super droughts and
increased wildfires from global warming, it is time to take bold steps on climate and move to a renewable energy future.
And yes, we will see more and more
devastating wildfires that feed off of heat and drought and dying forest.
These include damage caused by pests, changes in vegetation that occur
after wildfires, and «hydraulic failure» — plant deaths caused by an inability to take up water through their roots.
A warming climate encourages
wildfires through a longer summer period that dries fuels, promoting easier ignition and faster spread.
The state's ongoing drought has helped spark an intense heat wave that's almost literally off the charts, helping to spark
massive wildfires and play havoc with the nation's food system.
Our beautiful region and vibrant community have been seriously affected by
recent wildfires.
Among the likely impacts of climate change are increased heat waves, coastal and river flooding, crop failures, more
destructive wildfires, increased erosion and heavy precipitation events.
The researchers also used satellite data to record the total amount of CO2 released as a result of deforestation and
wildfires over the study period.
If your home is in an area
where wildfires occur frequently, you will pay more for insurance.
Lots of dead trees surely means there is an increased risk of
severe wildfires, right?
It is a way to return fire to forests, both reducing the potential for
catastrophic wildfires and renewing ecosystems dependent on natural fire.
Despite the relatively frequent occurrence of natural disasters,
including wildfires and earthquakes, the state has lower insurance costs than half of the nation.
For the sake of the well - being of your animal and human family, I hope you and your pets never face the life - changing chaos that occurs
during wildfires.
And you should absolutely keep that in mind watching this animation along with the reality that climate change will fuel stronger storms and make more
intense wildfires more common.
But those numbers likely do not account for all of the ancillary costs around
fighting wildfires, according to the study's authors.
The high temperatures have contributed to the outbreak of
wildfires around the region.
Global warming
makes wildfires more likely and more destructive — as many scientific studies have concluded.
In sum, 2015 record or no, this remains a year that forces us to think hard about
how wildfires could be transforming the forest of the north — with global consequences.
Moreover, the planet has not reached a new climate stability, but global warming is creating more powerful storms and record - breaking, drought -
driven wildfires.
If a tenant or owner policy for a mobile home doesn't
cover wildfires, insurers typically offer additional coverage for them.
And climate change will make matters worse: hotter temperatures and longer dry seasons in summer create conditions that can lead to more
frequent wildfires.
But don't lose all hope; we're already employing some nifty high - tech devices to discover and
monitor wildfires.
Instead, dry forest litter likely
sparked wildfires like the ones forests had evolved with.
But, the authors agree, where fuel reduction is an appropriate goal, it would ideally be achieved by letting
wildfires do their job.
There are competing explanations for
why wildfires have been increasing, particularly in our forests.
A new study finds that the number of
days wildfires are likely to burn each year is increasing as global temperatures rise.
Reporting on the challenges faced by Canadian communities in a warming world as
wildfires consume resources, property and lives.
This intense activity is indicative of a growing trend in Western
wildfires linked to changes in the climate.
But the signal that
wildfires leave in cave formations can also present a problem, because it is remarkably similar to the signal for a change in climate.
That's money the agency uses to improve climate models, maintain observation satellites, predict the scale and path of extreme storms, monitor the loss of sea ice, and
track wildfires.