The fire in America, the world’s most powerful country, has attracted everyone’s attention. This fire spreading in the forests of Los Angeles in the state of California is becoming frightening. The scope of the fire is continuously increasing and it has reached six forests. The fire is also engulfing many residential areas. So far, about 10 people have died in this fire and about 1 lakh people have been forced to leave their homes.
Such news of forest fire has come to light many times before. Last year, a fire had caused similar devastation in the forests of Uttarakhand in India. The fire continued to burn in the forests of Almora for 41 days, during which many hectares of crops were destroyed. Now the question is, how does fire start in lush green forests? And where did the world’s largest fire occur? Let us know…
How do forests catch fire?
There can be two reasons for fire in forests. One is natural and the other is unnatural. Let us come to the natural causes first. Fire needs two things to burn. Oxygen and temperature. The forest is a place where both these things meet perfectly and the dry girls here work like fuel for this fire. Due to excessive heat or lightning, even a small spark can cause a massive fire. Due to strong winds, it becomes difficult to control the fire and the fire spreads rapidly.
Now let us talk about unnatural reasons. In the last few years, the number of humans entering the lush green forests has increased considerably. To celebrate holidays, a large number of people go camping in the forests, cook food here and also smoke. During this time, their slightest carelessness becomes the cause of fire in the forest. Apart from this, such cases have also come to light in which people set forests on fire while making reels.
America’s biggest fire
The largest fire in America occurred in 1910, when a forest fire broke out in the Inland Northwest. This fire incinerated three million acres of land in western Montana and northern Idaho. 85 people died in this incident, of which 78 were firefighters. According to the information, this fire occurred after record low rainfall. The main reason for the fire being so severe was the winds blowing at a speed of 70 miles per hour, due to which the fire went out of control and engulfed a large area. The fire was brought under control after rain on 23 August.
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