How do bush fires start and how has climate change made them more common? - Bushfires are caused by natural causes such as lightning strikes, global warming or by people accidently or on purpose. Weather conditions and fuel conditions is a major part in bushfires happening. Climate change is making the conditions for fires more likely, the total area burned by wildfires each year decreased by up to a quarter in the past two decades.
What are 3 ways you could fire proof your house if you lived in an area likely to get bush fires? when global temperatures rise,
- To fireproof your house you would need fire resistant materials. The thing to do is to construct a building in which a fire would take effect slowly, allowing the people time to escape. Heavy timber can be considered fire resistant because it is combustible. You will also need fire resistant windows, doors. If you have a lot of bushes around your propertie than you will need to cut them down to prevent bushfires to occure.
When something burns it combusts, what is the difference between complete and incomplete combustion?
- Complete cobustion takes place in the presence of a sufficient amount of oxygen while an incomeplete combustion reaction takes place when there is an insufficient amount of oxygen supply.
