What is a bushfire?
A bushfire is the burning of wood, forest and leaves.
How Do Bushfires Occur?
For a bushfire to occur, there needs to be fuel and a fire starter.
The fuel can be leaves, wood, branches and paper. The fire starter can be a natural starter like lightning or it can be a cigarette or a match.
Why Do Bushfires Occur?
Bushfires can occur by two main reasons. One is by accident, for example a lightning strike or somebody not putting out a campfire or cigarette. They can also occur by people purposely starting a bushfire.
Examples of Bushfires Around Australia
One of the worst fires in Australian history is called the Ash Wednesday Fire.
The fire started on 16th of February 1983 and burnt through southern Victoria and in South Australia. There were 75 people killed, 2,600 people injured and 9,000 homes lost or damaged.
How Do Bushfires Affect People and the Environment?
Bushfires can actually be very good for the environment. For example some native trees need smoke and heat to open their seeds.
Bushfires are bad because they damage property and can kill people.
What are Some of the Ways People Can Prepare their Homes and Communities Against Bushfires?
By building their houses away from the bush. By also keeping grass and leaves away from their homes and by putting sprinklers around their homes.
A bushfire is the burning of wood, forest and leaves.
How Do Bushfires Occur?
For a bushfire to occur, there needs to be fuel and a fire starter.
The fuel can be leaves, wood, branches and paper. The fire starter can be a natural starter like lightning or it can be a cigarette or a match.
Why Do Bushfires Occur?
Bushfires can occur by two main reasons. One is by accident, for example a lightning strike or somebody not putting out a campfire or cigarette. They can also occur by people purposely starting a bushfire.
Examples of Bushfires Around Australia
One of the worst fires in Australian history is called the Ash Wednesday Fire.
The fire started on 16th of February 1983 and burnt through southern Victoria and in South Australia. There were 75 people killed, 2,600 people injured and 9,000 homes lost or damaged.
How Do Bushfires Affect People and the Environment?
Bushfires can actually be very good for the environment. For example some native trees need smoke and heat to open their seeds.
Bushfires are bad because they damage property and can kill people.
What are Some of the Ways People Can Prepare their Homes and Communities Against Bushfires?
By building their houses away from the bush. By also keeping grass and leaves away from their homes and by putting sprinklers around their homes.
2 comments:
Well done group G!!!!! some really interesting facts,sounds like you have all learnt alot.Keep up the good work.
NS MUM SAID...
Alot of effort has been taken throughout this project. FANTASTIC WORK GROUP G!
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