Australian Fire - Research Report

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AUSTRALIAN FIRE
Research report
FEBRUARY 4, 2020

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Table of Contents
Introduction............................................................................................................... 2
Australian fire......................................................................................................... 2
Health impacts of Australian fire..................................................................................2
Conclusion................................................................................................................ 5
References................................................................................................................ 6

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Introduction
Fire can be a most devasting thing as it can burn and damage vegetarian communities
for example rainforest that takes centuries to recover. Fire can take place naturally as the
result of increased temperature and someone is purposely burning things. Burns are not the
only cause of fatalities, but are a consequence of inhalation of toxic gases produced from fire
(Finlay et al., 2012). Fire produces a complex toxic atmosphere including flame, heat, O2
depletion, smoke, and toxic gases. It does not only affect plants but also pose health impacts
to human as well as animals. There are different incidents of wildfire happened in rainforest
areas for example Amazon, Australian fire tragedy (Willis, 2020). The aim of this research
paper is to discuss Australian fire and its impacts on health.
Australian fire
Australia is currently being ravaged by the worst wildfire ever seen in last decades.
Twenty-eight people have been died nationwide, and more 3000 homes have been
demolished or damaged. Every year there is there is a fire season takes place during the
summer, with hot and dry weather contributing to blaze to start and spread in other parts. Fir
season in this country is always dangerous (Arriagada et al., 2020). One of the examples is
Black Saturday fire in 2009 killed 173 individuals particularly in Victoria, making it the fatal
bushfire. Entire towns have been engulfed by flames, and the residents across numerous
states have lost their home. The fire burned more than 7.3 million in total across six states of
Australia. More than half a million have been affected by the fire and millions killed (The
guardian, 2019).
Health impacts of Australian fire
As the result of strong smoke and air contamination producing from the fires, in the
month of January 2020 reports specified that Canberra measured the poorest air quality index