A warm and dry environment is the prominent factor for weather conditions during the summer months. Those who enjoy the forests of central and northern New Hampshire utilize the great outdoors to its fullest capability. Beyond the fun and games lies a continuous and growing threat of wild fire danger that has many concerned. The growing interest has little to do with careless travelers or drought conditions, but due to the enhancement of global warming.
The forests of North America could soon face their worst nightmare come true. Scientists have discovered that a natural wild fire is its own worst enemy for the continuation of itself and global warming. Global warming has become one of the fiercest debates on Capitol Hill, as well as in the meteorology community. The theory was introduced during the Industrial Revolution, where many gases have been, and continue to be, trapped in the atmosphere. This enhanced the Greenhouse effect and trapped more heat.
Summertime temperatures have been on the rise for nearly two decades. It is somewhat common to witness 90-degree heat in the forests that surround North Conway. Not too long ago, it was uncommon for such an event to occur. Due to the heat and dryness, wildfires are at greater risk. This risk is somewhat lower on scale compared to the western landscapes of North America. It is there where wildfires have erupted to record levels.
A recent universal project, labeled The World Fire Web, concluded that wild fires now contribute to over forty percent of Global Warming and the Greenhouse effect. Wild fires release a large amount of carbon dioxide, which is prime fuel for global warming. While ash is to cooling the air, carbon dioxide is to warming the air. Therefore, carbon dioxide increases global warming, which then produces drier conditions and warmth. The threat of wildfire danger becomes somewhat of a likelihood, which then churns out the carbon dioxide. This continuous process is the alarming factor for the future.
Nonstop testing between the correlation of wildfires and global warming occurs to this date. The tests consist of ground and air samples that occur after a large controlled burn occurs in regions such as Alaska and Russia. Scientists hope to provide assistance in minimizing the exposure of carbon dioxide into the air, as well as faster methods to relieve the fury of the fire. The forests of New Hampshire have escaped its wrath, but this fact does not exclude the area to the threat. The latest technology can provide assistance for the future, but it certainly cannot predict it.