Why have forest fires become more dangerous than before?
In the 1960s, the number of fires was 1 and 2, but over time these fires have increased, and in recent decades they have become very serious, fifth and sixth.
Forest fires have always occurred. This is not a new phenomenon, but their level of danger has increased significantly in recent years, as the forest fires that are taking place now are much more devastating .
According tothe latest report published by WWF Spain (which has taken stock of the last 20 years of forest fires in Spain), in the 1960s there were fires of the 1st and 2nd generation , but over time these fires have been increasing in category, and over the last two decades we have heard serious fires of the 5th and 6th generation.
Many experts say that this is influenced by several factors: on the one hand, they refer to the climate emergency, such as high temperatures and drought. Beste blames it for abandoning or abandoning rural areas, and, thirdly, they believe that it is also affected by recent forest mismanagement.
WWF Spain has classified forest fires into six categories or generations in its latest work, depending on the risk of fires, their intensity and their potential for destruction, since in recent years we have been aware of the forest fires of the sixth generation, but what are the main characteristics of the previous five generations?
The spread of flames occurs in abandoned farmland between the ages of 2 and 15, where herbs and shrubs burn and the fire spreads.
It occupies 1,000 to 5,000 hectares, and the fires are extinguished by local firefighters.
These are fires which, as a result of the accumulation of fuel, spread more rapidly , often caused by rapid fire and sparkling spills, due to traditional farming, livestock and forestry activity.
These are high-intensity fires that affect residential areas in forest areas. The accumulated fuel generates large columns that are very difficult to control and can burn about 20,000 hectares.
These are quite large fires, which are spread by the density of vegetation in gardens and houses, and by the continuity of fuel. At the same time fires have arisen in the same area, and have occurred in heat waves.
These are the big forest fires that originate mainly from heat waves, huge, fast and very violentfires that are difficult to control and that, in many cases, collapse the emergency system.
These are mega-fires caused by extreme droughts, caused by climate change, which release so much energy that they become uncontrollable and change at any time.
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