Presentation on WILDFIRES
Shumaila Taskeen
L2018V22D
SPH&Z

• A wildfire, wildland fire or rural fire is an
uncontrolled fire in an area of
combustible vegetation occurring in rural
areas.
• Depending on the type of vegetation
present, a wildfire can also be classified
more specifically as a brush
fire, bushfire, desert fire, forest fire, grass
fire, hill fire, peat fire, vegetation fire,
or veld fire
• Characterized in terms of  cause of ignition, their
physical properties, the combustible material present,
and the effect of weather on the fire.[
• Heat waves, droughts, cyclical climate changes such
as El Niño, and regional weather patterns such as high-
pressure ridges can increase the risk and alter the
behavior of wildfires dramatically
• Years of precipitation followed by warm periods can
encourage more widespread fires and longer fire
seasons.[
WILDFIRE/FOREST FIRE

Anthropogenic causes of wildfire:-

The correlation between CLIMATE CHANGE AND WILDFIRES????

Wildfires trend and annual land loss

Spotting wildfires in India:- Real time detection
Spotting wildfires in India: Real time detection
Indian Geo-
Platform of
ISRO

Indian Scenario:
wildfires

Effect of forest fires:-

How ecology
changes with
forest fire??

Consequences at glance:-
Loss of
resources Financial Loss

The wider
picture
Deleterious impacts on:-

Impact on Birds
Forest fires and invasive
species correlation

Impact on Fauna

• Land-use planning is important. Decisions need to be made
about which areas will be protected, converted, or
substantially managed in terms of rural development.
• Third is developing an effective system of governance of
the rainforest. Laws, policies, institutions, and the behaviors
of people in those institutions must be upgraded to meet
the long-term objectives Brazil has for the Amazon.

While the rainforest is home to the world’s largest river (by volume of water) and 1,700 tributaries, about one-
sixth of the basin is also made up of largely forest-covered wetlands that flood for long periods each year and
support the commercially most important fish in the region.