everyone is watching the wind and the ocean cycles for hurricanes and storms, but none is checking the other cycles of the earth for earth movement and firestorms, and there has alot of firestorms and draught lately. shouldn't someone be checking on that too?
2006-09-08 07:12:03 · 5 answers · asked by Mary S 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Drought is a direct result of weather and climate, which are controlled by the atmosphere and oceans.
By "firestorms" I assume you mean forest fires, grass fires and the like? These are a result of drought conditiions, so they too are linked to atmospheric and oceanic conditions.
2006-09-08 07:16:29 · answer #1 · answered by deadstick325 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"firestorms" are or should be a natural cycle. Since well meaning but ignorant humans have been fighting fires, they disrupted the natural fire cycles. This has resulted in a buildup of underbrush, and stunted, crowded, and diseased trees that are very vulnerable to fires once they occur. Before, fires would clear out most of the underbrush. Now they often clear out everything.
2006-09-08 16:14:36 · answer #2 · answered by JimZ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOAA monitors all of these, but the leave most of the grunt work on the geological to universities.Droughts are cyclical, but people tend to forget, or not have a feel for this because of the long period of the cycles. The last major drought in the US Midwest was in the 1030's, over 70 years ago.My parents thought it was a big deal because they nearly starved. I had not been born, so the only referent I have is their stories and the movies.
2006-09-08 15:15:33 · answer #3 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It takes quite a person to integrate all 4 constituants of everything; earth, air, fire, water.
2006-09-08 14:52:37 · answer #4 · answered by Steve 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
huh ? huh ?
2006-09-08 14:17:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋