Nearly 55 per cent of India’s forests are prone to fires and they emit aerosols in copious quantities that are damaging the environment. Picture shows forests under fire near Nainital, Uttarakhand. Photo: Pradeep Pande
Apart from the threat to life, forest fires are ecologically damaging depending on whether they are ground fires or crown fires. photo. Virender Singh Negi
Compared to the United States and Australia, forest fires in India occur largely due to human actions. photo. Virender Singh Negi
When fires spread at the level of treetops — the crown — they irreversibly damage trees. . Photo: Pradeep Pande
Flames engulf a forest near Badkot in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. The State has been under a dry spell this year with either scanty or no rainfall in most areas. Photo: Virender Singh Negi.
Poeple try to safe there homes from the Forest Fire in Shyala Village of distict Rudraprayag. Virender Singh Negi