Impacts of bush fires in Australia
Bush fires effect the economy, the environment and the people of Australia in many different ways. Few are beneficial but most are devastating.
Economical impacts:
Bush fires have a huge impact on the economy as they usually come with destruction. Bush fires can damage homes, livestock, crops, offices, shopping centres and many others can be destroyed in the coarse of a bush fire. This leaves families with no source of income a house and sometimes a business to rebuild. This can leave a very costly feature especially if the family is uninsured.
During the recent 2013 NSW bush fires there were a few economical impacts including:
Bush fires is something that effects the environment is good and bad ways.
On one hand the fire is beneficial. Some plants use the conditions provided to germinate while other plants that burn down have adapted to survive as do the animals that use them as habitats.
On the other hand bush fires can have awful consequences for the environment including loss of flora and fauna and changes to the atmosphere such as increased levels of CO2 in the air.
Some examples of this could be the 2013 NSW bush fires as there was many environmental impacts from the fire:
The impact of bush fires on the people of the region can be astronomical and completely devastating. Some of the more obvious affects include loss of life, injury, lasting health problems and loss of livelihood including property, income and business.
As well as just directly affected the people in the fires it can also affect the people around the bush fire with the loss of power which consequently can cause loss of communication. Due to this many people are not informed about the risks of the bush fires and then due to this many are traumatised when it occurs.
Some examples of social impacts of the 2013 NSW bush fires are:
Economical impacts:
Bush fires have a huge impact on the economy as they usually come with destruction. Bush fires can damage homes, livestock, crops, offices, shopping centres and many others can be destroyed in the coarse of a bush fire. This leaves families with no source of income a house and sometimes a business to rebuild. This can leave a very costly feature especially if the family is uninsured.
During the recent 2013 NSW bush fires there were a few economical impacts including:
- 248 dwellings and building were destroyed.
- 193 properties destroyed, 109 of them destroyed in the lower Blue Mountains region including Spring wood, Wimmalee and Yellow Rock.
- It was estimated that claims would be up to A$94 million
Bush fires is something that effects the environment is good and bad ways.
On one hand the fire is beneficial. Some plants use the conditions provided to germinate while other plants that burn down have adapted to survive as do the animals that use them as habitats.
On the other hand bush fires can have awful consequences for the environment including loss of flora and fauna and changes to the atmosphere such as increased levels of CO2 in the air.
Some examples of this could be the 2013 NSW bush fires as there was many environmental impacts from the fire:
- 118, 000 hectares (290,000 acres) of land were destroyed in the bush fires.
- There was large amounts flora and fauna was destroyed during these fires
The impact of bush fires on the people of the region can be astronomical and completely devastating. Some of the more obvious affects include loss of life, injury, lasting health problems and loss of livelihood including property, income and business.
As well as just directly affected the people in the fires it can also affect the people around the bush fire with the loss of power which consequently can cause loss of communication. Due to this many people are not informed about the risks of the bush fires and then due to this many are traumatised when it occurs.
Some examples of social impacts of the 2013 NSW bush fires are:
- 2 people lost their lives to these fires
- 193 properties were destroyed, 109 of them being in the Blue Mountains region
- 248 dwellings and buildings were lost and therefore left workers without a source of income.