Monday, May 2, 2011

Natural Hazard - Bushfires (with Morgan Weiser, Hamish Martyr and Andrew Jerogin)

Bush Fires occur in dry areas with dense bushland. An example is the Australia outback.
Economical Affects of a Bush Fire

  • Farmers crops can be burnt and destroyed therefore loss of income.
  • Houses can be burnt down and many people can't afford to rebuild/repair.
  • Hard to get to because normally in the bush/ it costs a lot to put out and to get to.
  • The farming industry is affected and less food is produced for people therefore food has to be imported costing a lot of money.
  • Insurance companies lose a lot of money and it affects the insurance industry.
Social Affects of a Bush Fire
  • Peoples family may be lost in the bush fires and it can be difficult to get through
  • Their house and everything they have ever owned would be destroyed making it hard to start again.
  • Their community with all of their shops and community places could be lost therefore it can affect a community as a whole
  • Their friends may have died affecting their relationships with their friends in the community.
  • If they are in heavily populated bushland area and away from the rest of the country isolation for a while would occur.
Environmental Affects of a Bush Fire
  • Animals can get wiped out and may get extinct which would stop the food chain 
  • Plants can get wiped out and may even become extinct 
  • Lots of carbon dioxide which would poison the oxygen in the air and makes it harder to breath
  • Injure of different species
  • Uninhabitable land which can mean that some plants and animals can't thrive in the environment



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