2007-02-04 08:23:25 · 4 answers · asked by JACQUELINE T 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The general climate is hot and dry in California. The types of biomes there, such as grasslands and praries, are designed to burn. Many plants will not germinate (spring forth from their seeds) unless there is a wildfire to give them the go-ahead to do so (it has to do with plant hormones). Also humans may have a little something to do with it, but most of the time it's just a lightning strike in a dry area that causes the fire to begin.
So basically hot and dry climate + some human input + land that was designed to burn = land with a lot of wildfires.
2007-02-04 09:54:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tayzie has it, but it's not lightning that starts most fires these days (remember the dry climate part? There's never any clouds around to make lightning). It's some idiot chucking his still-lit cigarette butt out the window of his car.
2007-02-04 10:47:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its dry with lots of people
2007-02-04 08:26:44 · answer #3 · answered by walter_b_marvin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a high population of sub humans has a lot to do with it.
2007-02-04 08:26:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋