What causes wildfires?

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.5 • 14.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

A fire can be super useful or cozy or even magical. But it can also be dangerous -- and in the case of wildfires, if they burn long and hot enough, they can destroy ecosystems and send lots of harmful smoke into the air. In this episode, we're going to find out why wildfires are getting bigger and why wildfire season is lasting longer now. We'll learn how the tribes who've lived in what is now called Northern California managed the forests and kept fire in check for thousands of years, and how those practices are being used today. We'll hear from a friendly house about how to stay safe from smoke inside and find out how firefighters work to contain fires once they've started. Plus, our Moment of Um answers the question: Is the name of a letter considered a word?This episode is sponsored by Bobby Wonder, a podcast from GoKidGo. You can support Brains On at brainson.org/fans — there you can donate, join our free fan club, check out our merch or buy our book! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:59.0	We're going to start with a story about how fire came to be. It's from the Uroch people.
1:05.0	They've lived on the land that's now northern California long before it had that name.
1:11.0	The story starts when the world was dark, no light and no way to cook.
1:16.0	We call those Walgay times.
1:20.0	Old women up in the sky had fire. But there were animal spirit beings that didn't.
1:26.0	So those Walgay spirit beings, they decided that that's what they needed to have.
1:32.0	Not only did they need it, but the humans that would be coming would also need it.
1:37.0	So the spirit beings got to work.
1:40.0	So the most powerful one, his name was Wapeka Mow.
1:45.0	And so he said, all right, well, I will make a plan about how to go get the fire.
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