After Effects
What severity of the mix of torching and understory burn?
Moderate
The continent has seen an alarming amount of these clouds in the past fire season, carrying smoke into the lower stratosphere.
Pyrocumulonimbus clouds
Unplanned, unwanted, uncontrolled fire in an area of combustible vegetation
Wildfire
What are some types of trees that can use fire for regeneration?
Lodgepole Pine, Jack Pine, Aspens
This term describes the amount of vegetation that is left after a fire.
Fire Severity
Name one component found in smoke.
Carbon monoxide/dioxide, Nitrogen oxides, Particulate matter, Water vapor, hydrocarbons
What is the term used to describe both wildfires and prescribed burns?
Wildland fire
This fire management method is effective during average weather conditions, but not as effective during extreme heat, wind, and drought.
Controlled burning
Name one factor that affects smoke content
Amount of dead fuel, fuel moisture content, topography, duration of the fire, air temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed
About what percentage of U.S. wildfires are caused by humans?
85%
A positive blank is associated with droughts in SE Asia and Australia
Indian Ocean Dipole
Name one major risk smoke poses to human health?
Inhalation of Particulate Matter