Dozens of other fire broke out in Georgia and Northwest Carolina, both of them were attacked by Helene storm. In some areas, falling trees can operate like fuel and promote fire spread in a short and long term, according to Virginia Iglesias, who researches the effects of climate change on social environmental systems at Colorado Boulder University.
After the storm, many dead trees fell to the ground, and that allows sunlight to touch the ground, Ig Iglesias said. And with that, biomass is more susceptible to moisture, promoting fire if there is ignition. That is in a short time. Another consequence of these fires is that they represent an access to firefighters. Therefore, there are many pieces of wood blocking.
This happened last week at North Carolina's Polk county, where firefighters struggled to navigate between falling trees and contain a fire of nearly 500 Models in the region, Public Radio Report Blue Ridge. These falling trees can be a nuisance for many years after a storm, especially in the southeast, where the dry pine is very flammable.
For example, in 2018, storm Michael devastated about 1.3 million models of long pine environment in Florida Panhandle, where Then dry and fuel The Bertha swampy fire in 2022 burned more than 33,000 British models.
Some fire experts are also concerned that extra sunlight on the landscape can trigger the growth of plant species like Rhododendron and Laurel Mountain in the South Appalachia, where they burn strongly if they catch fire.
And now we have gained full sunlight in areas without the previous sunlight, Mr. Gary Gary C. Wood, an employee of the retired Northern Carolina Forestry Department, is currently coordinating the forest fire management strategies for the Southeast region of the wild fire leadership, the Southeast, the Southeast, Talk to the post and courier. Therefore, things can actually increase, grow wisely and that will have potential impacts from fire fighting perspectives.
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While a widespread study body clearly shows that climate change is promoting more intense fire in the West, scientists are still discovering direct climate connections for explosions in the southeast. But some studies have shown that the heating is establishing strong forest fires in the whole region.
The drought is expected to become more intense and more frequent in the Southeast and many other regions of the country because of climate change, according to Mr. IG weglesias. This can significantly increase the amount of forest burned in the South Appalachia, according to one Research 2024.
To combat this, forest managers in this area often burn as planned, containing fire called burns as prescribed, helping to clean dried plants before they can promote bigger hell. However, there are a few barriers to this strategy. More than 50 percent of 751 million forest land in the US is private and these owners decide how to manage their land. That means government agencies are required for the permission of the host before cleaning the trees after a storm or to allow burns on their soil. There is an increasing promotion from a number of groups to help homeowners in North Carolina to take this fire control strategy, GRIST report.
Another SNAG is climate change that can reduce the number of days that land managers can practice burning according to regulations in the Southeast, according to a Research 2024. The vegetation must be dry enough to burn and burn, but the temperature and wind must be moderately low to prevent the fire from escaping the conditions of the conditions of the conditions becoming less predicted when the global temperature increases. Like forest fires, burns as prescribed can also release air pollution, which can negatively affect air quality. My colleagues Lee Hedgepeth Including this issueCurrently taking place in Birmingham, Alabama.
At the same time, the Trump administration has Set sponsorship and freeze for wild fire fighting support programs In recent weeks, leaving the major strips of the country that are not prepared to undertake large forest fires, experts said.