The dry season of India transforms its forests into powder kegs. Forest fires India, A vast expanse measuring 34,562 from the forests was burnt in the fire season of November 2023 to June 2024 as per the report of Forest Survey of India.
How Fire Susceptible are the Forests?
ISFR 2023 shows that 27.97% of the forest cover comes under high to extreme fire-prone areas in comparison to 22.27% two years back. The worst hit regions are Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Uttarakhand.
How Do They Caught Fire?
Nine out of ten forest fires around the world are due to human actions. Dead leaves, branches, and pine needles accumulate to help with the fire and pine needles burn easily.
What Happened in Uttarakhand?
The forest fires have gone up by 74% in the 2024-25 flames making Uttarakhand hold first position with 1,808.9 square kilometers affected while Himachal Pradesh saw a jump from 704 to 10,136 number of square kilometers affected.
What is Being Done? – forest fires India
FSI gives alerts of forest fires a week in advance. The target of 33% of forest cover by the year 2030 is under threat if the number of forest fires keep increasing.
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