Large-scale forest fires started by prehistoric hunter-gatherers are probably the reason why Europe is not more densely forested. It may be that during the coldest phase of the last Ice Age, some 20,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers deliberately lit forest fires in an attempt to create grasslands and park-like forests. The researchers combined analyses of Ice Age accumulations of silt and computer simulations with new interpretations of archaeological data. Searching for evidence of this human impact explains why there are conflicting reconstructions for this period. But computer simulations based on eight possible climate scenarios show that under natural conditions the landscape in large areas of Europe would have been far more densely forested. The team from Lausanne was made up of climate researchers and ecologists Jed Kaplan, Mirjam Pfeiffer and Basil Davis.
I belive this to be important because we need to be aware of the wild fires that are occurring to be safe. We need to be alet so we can take precautions and get to safety on time before the fire reaches our homes. Wild fires are not always bad sometimes that are good for the envrinment. Fires are good for the environment becuase they can clear away weeds and make room for new plants to grow. Sometimes fires can be a negative thing towards the envirnoment becuase they can destroy trees that have been living for so long on that area. Overall, fires either can bring life or can cause destruction. If they can cause destruction we need to to what is possiblt to bring back these plants back.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161201092823.htm
I belive this to be important because we need to be aware of the wild fires that are occurring to be safe. We need to be alet so we can take precautions and get to safety on time before the fire reaches our homes. Wild fires are not always bad sometimes that are good for the envrinment. Fires are good for the environment becuase they can clear away weeds and make room for new plants to grow. Sometimes fires can be a negative thing towards the envirnoment becuase they can destroy trees that have been living for so long on that area. Overall, fires either can bring life or can cause destruction. If they can cause destruction we need to to what is possiblt to bring back these plants back.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161201092823.htm