As per the scientists, Global warming is the prime cause of the surging of California wildfires.
The analysis reported stated that without any ambiguity rising temperatures of mother earth are the sole reason behind the extending wildfires. California remains under a constant threat of fires. Land management issues by the Trump government have further deteriorated the issue.
This is the worst wildfire to take place in the last 18 years. It has caused hundreds of people to become homeless while 30 locals have lost their lives.
There are various debates regarding the cause of wildfires. Californian Governor Gavin Newsom claimed that Global heats are the fundamental reason. Whereas President Trump believes poor land management policies is the key factor.
On the other hand, scientists have issued a detailed analysis explaining rising temperatures being the reason for wildfires. In recent years, the same research team produced a review regarding Australian wildfires. In that article, the team reported how a mixture of multiple factors like low rainfall, low humidity, and increasing heats are causes for the severity of the wildfire.
Over the years, researchers explained extreme fire takes place due to global warming comprising multiple climatic situations. An increasing trend of wildfires from eight to ten folds has been observed overall over the past forty years and again climate change being the only reason
Fire management practices are not efficiently utilized in the United States of America. Fire authorities make use of control burning to decrease the amount of fuel in a specific region, but it has also suffered because of an extensive rise in temperatures.
One of the significant issues that need to be addressed in this context is the presence of human settlements in forested regions. A vast number of homes along with human lives are at risk due to these settlements. From 1940 till 2010 hundreds of folds of houses have been built up in such endangered areas. It is no less than living on flood plains.
As per the researcher’s wildfire may continue to increase in the future. And if climatic conditions remain the same, then it is likely to cause more widespread fires.
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