Bushfires destroy the environment, stunt the economy and create social distress. The bigger the bushfire the more it affects the us.
How bushfires affect the the environment:
- Loss of plants and vegetation
- Loss of animal life, they die from suffocation and high temperatures
- Areas with frequent bushfires have adapted by growing thick bark and protected shoots so that they can regerate after the fire
- Animals like birds, kangaroos and wallabies are able to flee quickly
- Echidnas and wombats protect themselves by staying in burrows and logs
- Reptiles and amphibians stay underground
- Possums and other animals that live in trees climb up to the very top
- Fires also split open seed pods, allowing them to germinate
- Encourages the growth of new plants
- Clears undergrowth
How bushfires influence the economy:
- A lot of money is needed to pay for the equipment, labour and resources needed to quench the fires
- Destroyal of agricultural lands increase the prices of fruit, veg and meat
- Shares of major insurers drop
- The economy loses million of dollars paying for repairs and damages to property
- Destroys the livestock of farmers and their income. This also increases the price of meat, milk and other animal products
- TImber companies' profits drop and the cost of timber materials rise
How bushfires impact people:
- Bushfire smoke reduce air quality and detriments our health especially for asthmatics, the elderly and the young
- People lose their properties, shelter and sometimes their lives
- Farmers' source of income are reduced due to lost livestock and crops
- Memories are lost in the form of photos
- People get hurt from severe burns, collapsing trees and buildings and other fire induced damages
- People's homes who get destroyed might suffer psychological stress of loss
