Each year, fires burn millions of hectares of forest worldwide

The resulting loss and degradation of forested land is roughly equal to that caused by destructive logging and conversion to agriculture combined, and has wide-reaching consequences on biodiversity, health and the economy, among others.

Fires good and bad
Fire is sometimes essential for forest regeneration, or provides tangible benefits for local communities. In other cases it destroys forests and has dire social and economic consequences.

Forest fires are a natural part of ecosystems in many, but not all, forest types: in boreal and dry tropical forests for example they are a frequent and expected feature, while in tropical moist forests they would naturally be absent or at least rare enough to play a negligible role in ecology.

When fires become a problem…
Fires become a problem when they burn in the wrong places, or in the right places but at the wrong frequency or the wrong temperatures. Fires in forests that burn under natural circumstances become a problem when those forests are used for a particular purpose, such as settlement or timber production.

Pervasive human influence
Globally, most forest fires are probably now directly or indirectly influenced by humans. But in many areas that are hot and dry for part of each year, where frequent fires would be expected, human influence has now become so pervasive that most fires are 'unnatural'.


Devastating to forests & humans
The immediate impact of forest fires can be devastating to human communities and forest ecosystems alike.

Fires can alter the structure and composition of forests, opening up areas to invasion by fast-colonizing alien species and threaten biological diversity.

Buildings, crops and plantations are destroyed and lives can be lost. For companies, fire can mean the destruction of assets; for communities, besides loss of an important resource base, fire can also lead to environmental degradation through impacts on water cycles, soil fertility and biodiversity; and for farmers, fire may mean the loss of crops or even livelihoods.


Devastating to forests & humans
The immediate impact of forest fires can be devastating to human communities and forest ecosystems alike.

Fires can alter the structure and composition of forests, opening up areas to invasion by fast-colonizing alien species and threaten biological diversity.

Buildings, crops and plantations are destroyed and lives can be lost. For companies, fire can mean the destruction of assets; for communities, besides loss of an important resource base, fire can also lead to environmental degradation through impacts on water cycles, soil fertility and biodiversity; and for farmers, fire may mean the loss of crops or even livelihoods.

Health hazards
Severe forest fires, such as those in Indonesia in 1997/1998 and in Australia in 2001/2002, bring critical and in some cases life-threatening levels of pollutants. The health of as many as 75 million people may have been adversely affected by the Indonesian fires, with some 40,000 hospitalized for respiratory and other pollution-related ailments such as asthma, bronchitis and pneumonia, as well as eye and skin problems. The total cost of the fires was estimated at US$9.3 billion.

PREDICTIONS OF DOOMS DAY

The world is going to end at 2012 A.D

Scientific experts from around the world are genuinely predicting that five years from now, all life on Earth could well finish. Some are saying it'll be humans that set it off. Others believe that a natural phenomenon will be the cause. And the religious folks are saying it'll be God himself who presses the stop button...

Can we believe it ? Are we ready for it ? Is it true ?

I have given 7 reasons why the world can end at 2012. Scroll Down..

7 Reasons why the worlds can end at 2012 

Read it to believe it

1. Mayan Calendar

The first mob to predict 2012 as the end of the world were the Mayans, a bloodthirsty race that were good at two things:

Building highly accurate astrological equipment out of stone and
Sacrificing Virgins.

Thousands of years ago they managed to calculate the length of the lunar moon as 329.53020 days, only 34 seconds out. The Mayan calendar predicts that the Earth will end on December 21, 2012. Given that they were pretty close to the mark with the lunar cycle, it's likely they've got the end of the world right as well.

2. Sun Storms



Solar experts from around the world monitoring the sun have made a startling discovery: our sun is in a bit of strife. The energy output of the sun is, like most things in nature, cyclic, and it's supposed to be in the middle of a period of relative stability. However, recent solar storms have been bombarding the Earth with so much radiation energy, it's been knocking out power grids and destroying satellites. This activity is predicted to get worse, and calculations suggest it'll reach its deadly peak sometime in 2012..

3. The Atom Smasher

Scientists in Europe have been building the world's largest particle accelerator. Basically its a 27km tunnel designed to smash atoms together to find out what makes the Universe tick. However, the mega-gadget has caused serious concern, with some scientists suggesting that it's properly even a bad idea to turn it on in the first place. They're predicting all manner of deadly results, including mini black holes. So when this machine is fired up for its first serious experiment in 2012, the world could be crushed into a super-dense blob the size of a basketball.

4. The Bible says...

If having scientists warning us about the end of the world isn't bad enough,religious folks are getting in on the act aswell. Interpretations of the Christian Bible reveal that the date for Armageddon, the final battle between Good an Evil, has been set down for 2012. The I Ching, also known as the Chinese book of Changes, says the same thing, as do various sections of the Hindu teachings.

5. Super Volcano



Yellowstone National Park in the United States is famous for its thermal springs and Old Faithful geyser. The reason for this is simple - it's sitting on top of the world's biggest volcano, and geological experts are beginning to get nervous sweats. The Yellowstone volcano has a pattern of erupting every 650,000 years or so, and we're many years overdue for an explosion that will fill the atmosphere with ash, blocking the sun and plunging the Earth into a frozen winter that could last up to 15,000 years. The pressure under the Yellowstone is building steadily, and geologists have set 2012 as a likely date for the big bang.

6. The Physicists

This one's case of bog-simple maths mathematics. Physicists at Berekely Uni have been crunching the numbers. and they've determined that the Earth is well overdue for a major catastrophic event. Even worse, they're claiming their calculations prove, that we're all going to die, very soon - while also saying their prediction comes with a certainty of 99 percent- and 2012 just happens to be the best guess as to when it occurs.

7. Slip-Slop-Slap-BANG!

We all know the Earth is surrounded by a magnetic field that sheilds us from most of the sun's radiation. What you might not know is that the magnetic poles we call north and south have a nasty habit of swapping places every 750,000 years or so - and right now we're about 30,000 years overdue. Scientists have noted that the poles are drifting apart roughly 20-30kms each year, much faster than ever before, which points to a pole-shift being right around the corner. While the pole shift is underway, the magnetic field is disrupted and will eventually disappear, sometimes for up to 100 years. The result is enough UV outdoors to crisp your skin in seconds, killing everything it touches.

DEDICATED TO OUR EARTH AND NATURE

The wonder of nature is a magical thing.
The beauty of nature many poets sing.
In this vast world I am very small,'
Like a few grains of sand on a wall.

Nature is there to admire.
On nature I do desire,
To write a few words for all to see,
What nature really means to me.

Moonlight the Sunlight ,
birds and the bees,
The flowers the leaves,
Fruit on the trees, 

The rivers, lakes
mountains and plains
they are not just beautiful,
but life they do sustain.

the animals plants fish,
the reptile and we
depends on nature,
I am sure you will agree.


Without nature
The world will soon dissapear.
Do not destroy
the air that we breathe,

killing our forests
disposing nuclear waste
is chocking mother earth
at a very fast rate

the snow caps are melting,
climate has changed.
we got to be careful,
before nature is deranged. 

I am alive and I use nature in my every day, I want to tell every one
we should respect this beautiful world we live in ,and do not destroy it, We should preserve it for generations to come., I am a but a grain of sand  and iIwould like to give back to the earth what it gives to me life , we are here because of nature after we go we become a part of nature, 
THIS IS MY OWN POEM WHICH I DEDICATE TO EARTH AND NATURE 
I AM NOT MUCH OF A POET BUT I DO LIKE TO WRITE DOWN MY FEELINGS
NANETTE DORAN ,
ALSO KNOW AS CLUELESSNAN

THIS EARTH IS OURS ( a poem by nanette)

This earth is ours for years untold,
This earth is ours to have and behold,
The mountains valleys plains and dales
Filled with forest rivers, and fauna.
With lots of beautiful things upon her
Animal Bird Fish too
Trees and flowers of every hue.
If only we could keep it this way.
Beautiful fresh and clean,

But man in his greedy stride,
Has changed this enchanted paradise,
To a concrete jungle full of smoke.
Chocked with carbon is our air,
Ghastly chemicals every where,
Fuming chimneys, chocked up lakes.
The earth has been filled with dirty plaque.
Computers, bombs, nuclear and space,
Is now first  priority, of the human race.
this is the path to destruction.
As any one could  see.
In time there will be no you, nor me

MY FIRST ATEMPT AT WRITING POEMS
FIRST WRITTEN IN   7TH MARCH 1992
PUBLISHED ON MY BLOG TODAY 1O CTOBER 2009
CLUELESSNAN