Colorado is famous for its rich nature and varied wildlife.
Started in 2013, wildfires in Colorado, United States are devastatingly a strain not only for the humans but on the environment as well.

The impact of Climate change has left the government thinking on how to tackle this year-round phenomenon, as the temperatures are sky-shooting every year. A blazing field right now, with the rising temperatures and dynamic climatic changes, fire ecologists are constantly working hard to understand how fires naturally burn, how they're burning currently, and how they might burn in the future.

Causes -

Climate warming, forest fuel buildup due to past wildfire suppression, increasing aridity, and more people living and working near forests has led to more frequent and larger wildfires in Colorado.

*Problem-*

Rising temperature causes dry conditions making the following fire seasons especially challenging.

They’re critical to attracting hundreds of thousands of tourists every year.

Fighting the fires poses a risk of throwing already ailing forests and grasslands more out of balance.

More than 7.8 million acres of land burned, which resulted in habitat loss and the emission of toxic compounds that threaten the health of both avian species and humans.

Massive loss of biodiversity included a major bird die off last year.


*Solution-*

Shifting state strategy and millions of taxpayer dollars toward early detection and aggressive rapid response to squelch flames before they spread.

More aerial assets including a $24 million helicopter, prepositioning of air tankers that haul water and fire-snuffing slurry, and increased teamwork.

Even more important, they are trying to understand how humans can live in harmony with fire.

*Steps already taken to tackle the Fire Season-*

Two early-warning airplanes that Colorado purchased in 2015 have detected more than 400 small wildfires, enabling local firefighters to extinguish flames before they became newsworthy.