wildfires in canada

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  1. 1. type of pollutants emitted by wildfires that contaminate water, air, and terrestrial environments
  2. 4. areas with greater fire activity may see an increase in species that _______ from wildfire
  3. 7. wildfires are a threat to this major resource supply
  4. 11. volatile organic compound found in wildfire smoke
  5. 14. major cause of wildfires responsible for about 50% of large fires and 90% of area burned
  6. 15. amount of land covered by a fire
  7. 17. climate change which has increased the likelihood of extreme fire risk in western Canada by 1.5 to 6 times
  8. 20. fire danger rating metric derived from surface temperature, precipitation, humidity, and wind speed measurements
  9. 21. Mental health disorder caused by increased wildfires
  10. 24. Dryer conditions combined with greater fuel loads from insect-affected trees increase fire ______
  11. 25. sudden _______ outbreaks are influencing area burned
  12. 26. long-term exposure to wildfires might be associated with an elevated risk of this disease
  13. 27. long-term exposure to wildfires might be associated with an elevated risk of growing this disease
  14. 29. reduced foliar ______ content is an alteration to plant characteristics that promotes flamability
  15. 30. relative indicator of the fire season severity
  16. 33. 3rd emergency wildfire management phase
  17. 34. program developed to provide citizens with information related to fuel management, planning, education, cooperation, training, and development
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  1. 2. Natural phenomenon driving increased presence of wildfires
  2. 3. controlled fire to reduce wildfires and protect communities at risk
  3. 5. practice involving pasture animals to help reduce fuel loads
  4. 6. 1st emergency wildfire management phase upon which most efforts and resources are spent on
  5. 8. inhalation can cause respiratory, cardiovascular and additional health problems
  6. 9. state of ecosystem promoted by flames and wildfires
  7. 10. forest management technique involving removal of small trees to manage fuel
  8. 12. building and reinforcing structures to help resist against wildfires
  9. 13. extreme fire weather prediction, ensemble lightning prediction modeling, and automated burn scar mapping
  10. 16. important ecological process that helps shape and maintain many ecosystems
  11. 18. 2018 fire season surpassed 2017 making it the worst on record
  12. 19. toxic substances deposited in nearby bodies of water which can be ingested by fish
  13. 22. communities in Canada at high risk and severly affected by wildfires
  14. 23. fire type that accounts for 50% of wildfires and is responsible for 10% of total area burned
  15. 28. added period of time to the 2015 fire season according to trend analysis
  16. 31. arrangement of land influencing area burned
  17. 32. setting things on fire, major cause of fires