DROUGHT TRIGGERS FOREST FIRES: IMPACTS, SOLUTIONS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES

Abstract

Drought is a natural disaster that can have fatal consequences and cause death. Trees and grasses, which are common wildfire fuels, may become drier and more combustible during drought conditions. A major factor in the rise in the likelihood and size of wildfires has been climate change, which includes rising temperatures, protracted droughts, and a thirsty environment. In continents of the world rich with forests, drought is a leading cause of wildfires and these fires can have multiple environmental impacts and tackling with these fires once they are triggered is very difficult and it left everything destroyed. In this Chapter, we have talked about the unfavourable environmental impacts of forest fires and also the solutions and preventive measures to tackle with wildfires triggered by droughts. We have also talked about the role of technology in mitigation of droughts and forest fires to avoid the adverse consequences.