Last month, Australia suffered the deadliest bushfire in its history. It killed almost 200 people and caused many damages. Watching the news about the disaster, I decided to study the annual bushfire from a geological perspective.
Australian bushfire has many causes. Australia has various climate, but mainly it's categorized as wet and dry seasons. During dry season, if a lightning hits the dry ground, a bushfire occurs. Also, small fires such as cigarette fires build up to be a huge disaster for human. I think the most terrible point about it is that it can't be prevented by human. The bushfire is known to be the mother nature's way of renewing the land. In other words, this might be a horrifying disaster for humans, but a necessary event for some plants and animals. Therefore, I did some research online to find out some plants that actually needs a bushfire for their lifecycle.
Australian Banksia
Eucalyptus
After researching, I learned that Australia's banksia and eucalyptus need bushfire's heat and smoke for spreading their seeds and reproduce. I found it really amazing, since a geological event is related to a biological fact.
Overall, the bushfire had let me learn the power and awe of the mother nature. It was a thrilling opportunity to know how nature renews itself for new lives.
* I have sent this portfolio via e-mail since in the internet bar that I went yesterday I couldn't get into my blog.(they blocked it) Now that I have the access to internet at school, I posted it on here again.
1 comment:
All of your blog entries are very interesting to read. You could try to make more connections to Geography 12. Be conscious of the themes, the spheres and the lenses of Geography as you write.
Try to write from the first-person point-of-view. Write about your daily life, and see if you can connect it to our course.
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