{"id":7135,"date":"2021-02-17T13:29:24","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T13:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=7135"},"modified":"2021-02-20T01:58:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T01:58:44","slug":"effects-of-wildfires","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/effects-of-wildfires\/","title":{"rendered":"Effects of wildfires"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7135\" class=\"elementor elementor-7135\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86f39b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86f39b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6403dc7\" 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jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-wildfires\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Introduction to wildfires<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7109 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-wildfire\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a wildfire?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7118 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/how-does-a-wildfire-start\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">How does a wildfire start?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7131 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/behavior-of-wildfires\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Behavior of wildfires<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7137 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/effects-of-wildfires\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Effects of wildfires<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7146 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/fighting-wildfires\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Fighting wildfires<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7159 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wildfire-prevention-tips\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Wildfire prevention tips<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7158 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wildfire-factsheet\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Wildfire Factsheet<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3418e9f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3418e9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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elementor-element-2bce97b\" data-id=\"2bce97b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aca24a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aca24a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the effects of wildfires?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afa3d05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afa3d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>Economic cost:<\/b><\/h5><p>If you have ever seen firefighters battling a wildfire and the images they show on TV, it will give you an idea of the immediate damage it can do to wildlife and vegetation. Fires also destroy houses and almost anything in their way. Additionally, the city spends millions of money to fight them with chemicals, logistics, aircraft, trucks, time, and personnel. The economic loss can be huge.<\/p><h5><b>Soils and organic matter:<\/b><\/h5><p>Take forest soils as an example. Forest soils are rich in decaying debris and nutrients and are composed of many natural features that support a variety of life forms and organic activities. Wildfires can raise the temperatures of the soils to over 900\u00b0C. As a result, it can potentially wipe away almost all the organic value of the soils.<\/p><h5><b>Watershed:<\/b><\/h5><p>The effect on the watershed is also significant. When organic matter in the soil is burned it can affect the natural layering of the soil. It negatively affects infiltration and percolation, making the soil surfaces water repellent, therefore, water is unable to drain into the water table, and the run-offs on the surfaces cause water erosion.<\/p><p>Researchers believe that forest fires are not all that bad, as they have some benefits too. They believe that even though young animals and birds may die, many animals can escape or move away from fires. Birds fly away, dear and other reptiles find their escape routes, and so on.<\/p><p>Many plants can grow back, and there is usually good recovery after a fire. Some plants have their seeds opened up and exposed to ash-enriched soils. Examples include serotinous cones, from a tree species such as jack pine. 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