Impacts of Wildfires
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- Created on: 23-03-21 16:39
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- Impacts of Wildfires
- Enviromental
- Priamry
- Destruction of habitats and ecosystems
- Death and injury of animals, which impacts food chains and food webs
- Short time surge of Carbon Dioxide due to burning of carbon stores
- Atmospheric pollution resulting from smoke and water pollution as toxic ash gets washed into water courses
- Secondary
- Lack of trees and vegetation causes depletion of nutrients stores, increased leaching and increased risk of flooding
- Increased carbon emissions impact on the greenhouse effect and climate change
- Effects on the ecosystem development- secondary succession
- Priamry
- Social
- Primary
- Loss of life and injury
- Displacement- Being forced to live somewhere else temporarily
- Disruption to power supplies if power lines damaged by strong winds.
- Damage to mobile phone stations and telephone exchanges affecting communications
- Secondary
- Possible need for new employment and income stream
- Behavioural adaptations based on wildfire experience- people may have to abide by new rules and regulations
- Primary
- Economic
- Priamry
- Damage/ destruction of structures
- Financial loss
- Destruction of businesses
- Loss of crops and livestock
- Secondary
- Costs of rebuilding or possible relocation
- Replacement of farm infrastructure, crops, fruit, trees and livestock
- Cost of future preparedness and mitigation strategies
- Priamry
- Political
- Primary
- Actions of Emergency Services
- Responses of local and national governments
- Pressure on local authorities and emergency services to coordinate and prioritise responses in the immediate aftermath
- Secondary
- Develop Strategies for preparedness and mitigation
- Decisions about replanting forests, compensation future regulation etc..
- Review laws/ advice regarding use of countryside for leisure
- Primary
- Enviromental
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