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Impact … TICKER
The number of people dead was estimated at Natural wildfires enrich the soil and act as disinfectants, bringing new life in the forests.
1,200–2,400, mostly from the town of Peshtigo.
Some people survived by immersing themselves
in the Peshtigo river and other waterbodies. Large
parts of Wisconsin and Michigan were devastated.
More than four thousand square kilometres
of forests, farms, mills, and small towns were
consumed by the fire. The ecosystem of the area
was destroyed, with no valuable forest growth
occurring for decades.
Other big wildfires
With a deadly mix of dry conditions, logging ttThhheeeirgPrliaevvsehesstiigonoftmhFeairnfieyreCp.eemopelteerwyhcoonlotasitns
activities, and hot winds, some sparks on the
local railroads led to a massive wildfire in
Minnesota, US, in October 1918. It claimed 453
lives and burned a thousand square kilometres of
area. Farmland was destroyed and large numbers
of livestock died.
Australia is also prone Did you know?
to the most severe and
most frequent wildfires, During the Second World War, the
called bushfires. In the US military studied the Peshtigo fire
very dry July of 1916, to learn how to drop bombs that would
Australia suffered its
worst wildfire. This fire start devastating firestorms.
reached towns in the
Matheson and Ontario So we take aim,
area, completely and then fire!
destroying six towns
and burning large
areas of another two.
About 220 people were
killed and an area of
two thousand square
kilometres was burnt.
A wildfire,
also known as
wildland fire or
forest fire, is an
uncontrolled fire
often occurring in
wildland areas.
Impact … TICKER
The number of people dead was estimated at Natural wildfires enrich the soil and act as disinfectants, bringing new life in the forests.
1,200–2,400, mostly from the town of Peshtigo.
Some people survived by immersing themselves
in the Peshtigo river and other waterbodies. Large
parts of Wisconsin and Michigan were devastated.
More than four thousand square kilometres
of forests, farms, mills, and small towns were
consumed by the fire. The ecosystem of the area
was destroyed, with no valuable forest growth
occurring for decades.
Other big wildfires
With a deadly mix of dry conditions, logging ttThhheeeirgPrliaevvsehesstiigonoftmhFeairnfieyreCp.eemopelteerwyhcoonlotasitns
activities, and hot winds, some sparks on the
local railroads led to a massive wildfire in
Minnesota, US, in October 1918. It claimed 453
lives and burned a thousand square kilometres of
area. Farmland was destroyed and large numbers
of livestock died.
Australia is also prone Did you know?
to the most severe and
most frequent wildfires, During the Second World War, the
called bushfires. In the US military studied the Peshtigo fire
very dry July of 1916, to learn how to drop bombs that would
Australia suffered its
worst wildfire. This fire start devastating firestorms.
reached towns in the
Matheson and Ontario So we take aim,
area, completely and then fire!
destroying six towns
and burning large
areas of another two.
About 220 people were
killed and an area of
two thousand square
kilometres was burnt.
A wildfire,
also known as
wildland fire or
forest fire, is an
uncontrolled fire
often occurring in
wildland areas.
