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 By Josephine Thomas Description of a bushfire:  They’re orangey yellow. They can spread 6000 acres. Bushfires are tending to occur in areas where there is plenty to burn. A spot fire is when embers area being blown away high winds that occurs in bushfires.



 What causes a fire: 94% bushfires are started by humans. Lighting is one of the greatest causes of bushfires in Western Australia, northern Australia and western Queensland. Cigarettes cause fires when people through cigarettes out the car window on dry grass.



How does a fire effect the environment and people: The smoke of a fire is bad for your body. A bushfire affects animals by killing them and destroys their homes. Fire also effects plants because it kills the roots and destroys our fruit and veg.





How is a fire forecasted: It’s forecasted by strong hot winds and lack of water. On very hot days can start a fire if there is litter it reflects the sunlight and starts a fire.





What preventative can people take against fire: · clean your gutters <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Antique Olive','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arabic Transparent';"> have a watering hose close by. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Antique Olive','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arabic Transparent';">Water the garden if it’s a hot day <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Antique Olive','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arabic Transparent';">Have chemicals away from a dangerous area.
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<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Antique Olive','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arabic Transparent';">Interesting facts: <span style="font-family: 'Antique Olive','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arabic Transparent';"> <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Antique Olive','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arabic Transparent';"> <span style="font-family: 'Antique Olive','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arabic Transparent';">The biggest bushfire in Australia was in Victoria (b lack Sunday) <span style="font-family: 'Antique Olive','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arabic Transparent';">there is a new level of fire catastrophic.

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