Wildfires
Wildfires are the main reason California’s forests are ______?
(Fill in the blank)
Dying
What has to happen so trees recover?
Two wet winters
How can deforestation be tracked easier?
AI
Is putting the fire out effective?
No
How long has California been in a drought?
Since 2021
Are species that used to benefit from fires now at risk?
What do the driest years do?
Push the forests to a brink. (stressing ecosystems and reducing there ability to recover naturally)
Which is harder to track?
Degradation or Deforestation
Degradation
Why do people put fire out with fire?
Much easier and efficient.
What can droughts cause?
(Name 2)
Water shortages, environmental impacts, social and economic consequences, and weather whiplash.
Killing trees also reduce the forests ability to produce ____
(Fill in the Blank)
Carbon
How many trees have died from droughts
17 million
How big of a size got damaged?
Why are people making controlled fires?
You can't have massive fires if there is nothing to burn because you already burned it.
How much of the water needs are fufilled by the groundwater?
60%
Since 1985, how many square miles of tree cover has the state lost?
1,700 square miles
What do droughts also cause?
They create conditions for bark beetle outbreaks and raises the risk of catastrophic fires by leaving behind a large amount of deadwood.
How many trees were damaged each year by human activities?
6.9 million
What can people do to stop wildfires.
(Name 3)
Make sure your campfires are completely out. Don’t let embers leave your burning area when the surroundings are dry. Don’t do anything that involves fire when it’s windy. Keep fire away from children. Don’t leave a fire unattended.
How much water does California need to recover from the drought?
140%