Context
At least eight people have been killed in wildfires that have ripped through southern Turkey, ravaging coastal resorts and forcing tourists to flee.
Background
Analysis
Types of Forest Fire
Causes of Forest fire
More than ninety five percent forest fires are caused either by negligence or unknowingly by the human being. The rest of the fires are caused by natural reasons i.e. lightning, extreme rise in the temperature etc., which are very rare.
Natural Cause |
Anthropogenic Cause |
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Deliberate |
Accidental |
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Lighting |
Shifting Cultivation |
Collection of Non Timber Forest Produce |
Friction of rolling stones |
To flush growth of tendu leaves |
Burning farm residues |
Rubbing of dry bamboo clumps |
To have good growth of grass and fodder |
Driving away wild animals |
Volcanic explosion |
To settle score with forest department or personal rivalry |
Throwing burning bidi/cigarettes |
To clear path by villagers |
Camp fires by picnickers |
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To encroach upon the forest land |
Sparks from vehicle —exhaust |
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For concealing illicit felling |
Sparks from transformers |
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Tribal traditions/ customs |
Uncontrolled prescribed burning |
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Resin tapping |
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Making charcoal in forests |
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Extracting wine in forest |
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Sparks from cooking near the forest |
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Heating coal tar for road construction in forest |
Damage caused by Forest Fire
National Action Plan on Forest Fires, 2018
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Conclusion
It is critical to monitor and understand such fires using satellite data so that we can successfully manage them in a warmer world.
Understanding both the immediate and long-term effects of fire requires long-term global datasets that follow fires from their detection and that accurately map the scale of the burned area.
Verifying, please be patient.