Why has the incidence of forest fires increased recently?

Weather of Arabia - We hear a lot during the summer of fires and the occurrence of fires in forests and grassy areas, and this is a very natural thing that has happened since the emergence of the planet and the beginning of life on it, but the strange thing is the increase in the frequency of fires during the last 10 years steadily, rapidly and stronger than in the past Here, it is necessary to find out the reasons for the occurrence of these fires.

Natural causes of fires

We will not go into the man-made causes of fires directly because they, unfortunately, constitute most cases of fires in the world, but we will delve into the natural causes that cause them, and weather plays a major role in them.

1. High temperatures and dry air :

   With rising temperatures and dry air, dry grasses and dead trees are inert fuel ready at any moment to create disaster.

2. Activity in dry wind speed :

   Dry winds move trees and rub them together, causing a fiery spark that is the beginning of the fire

3. Dry storms and thunderstorms :

   During the summer, when cumulus thunderclouds form, the base of the clouds is very high due to the dryness of the surface air, which results in little or no chances of water reaching the surface due to its evaporation during its descent from the clouds. , which makes them dangerous and cause of fires.

But during the last 10 years, it has been observed that the number of fires of natural causes is increasing, and this has been linked to the so-called climate change and global warming, which in turn increases the dryness of the air and increases its temperature, and thus forests have become less humid and more flammable, which raises the alarm in the The future is that all creatures on this planet will face difficult years due to the consequences of this climate change.