02495cam a2200361 i 4500 888937746 TxAuBib 20230725120000.0 230420s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781499473605 Lib. bound bk. 1499473605 Lib. bound bk. TxAuBib rda Emminizer, Theresa, author. Wildfires [BOOK] / Theresa Emminizer. Buffalo, NY : Rosen Publishing, 2023. 50 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Rosen verified: natural disasters Includes index. What are wildfires? -- How do wildfires start? -- 1988 Yellowstone fires -- Wildfires and ecosystems -- Human-caused wildfires -- 2020 El Dorado wildfires -- Interagency hotshot crews -- Fire factors -- The Great Peshtigo fire -- Containing wildfires -- 2016 Soberanes fire -- 2018 Camp fire -- Climate change and wildfires -- 2019-2020 Australian bushfires -- Deadly damage -- Ecological consequences -- Restoration -- Fire forecasting -- Future fire technology -- Practice fire safety -- What can you do? Between January and June 2022, there were nearly 30,000 wildfires within the United States alone. As climate change creates hotter temperatures and longer droughts, wildfire seasons are shifting and lengthening. This increases the occurrence and intensity of forest fires. Filled with eye-catching features, this book arms readers with the information they need to understand these deadly natural disasters. Readers will learn about lethal wildfires in history and their lasting consequences. They'll discover how wildfires are contained and how wildlands can be rehabilitated and restored after a fire is put out. Most importantly, readers will learn how wildfires can be prevented and what actions they can take to protect themselves and our planet. 3 Rosen Publishing. 2-4 Rosen Publishing. 20230725. Wildfires Juvenile literature. Natural disasters Juvenile literature. Fire extinction Juvenile literature. Climatic changes Juvenile literature. Forests and forestry Juvenile literature. Rosen verified: natural disasters.