Why certain naturally occurring wildfires are necessary - Jim Schulz
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Our early ancestors relied on lightning to cause forest fires, from which they could collect coals and burning sticks to help them cook food and clear land. Yet, it wasn’t just humans who benefited from these natural phenomena. Even as they destroyed trees, fires also helped the forests themselves. Jim Schulz outlines the benefits of wildfire.
Lesson by Jim Schulz, animation by Provincia Studio.
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@famousplan2693
4 жыл бұрын
1st
@sunnykhan920
4 жыл бұрын
@@famousplan2693 1st to?
@famousplan2693
4 жыл бұрын
@@sunnykhan920 comment
@katherineknapp6604
3 жыл бұрын
🌲❤
Who came after amazon rainforest fire
@collazoseinos672
4 жыл бұрын
Amazon's case is worse or just a renewing effect? I tried to read more but I haven't found enough sources :/
@karthikeyanm.v8381
4 жыл бұрын
@@collazoseinos672 this is human made. It will not be replaced with forest
@cloudiore2969
4 жыл бұрын
Yup
@mrarafat
4 жыл бұрын
Me
@Worthless1010
4 жыл бұрын
@@collazoseinos672 Amazon is being razed to make space for farmland. It's not a renewing effect.
Props to the authors which included Fahrenheit and Celsius.
@Gnomefro
8 жыл бұрын
+Moody I refuse to watch videos that don't include distance in proper furlongs.
@someonewhosinafucktonoffan1656
7 жыл бұрын
Moody AM TRIGGERED THAT THEY DIDNT ADD KELVIN seriously the forgot kelvin
@someonewhosinafucktonoffan1656
7 жыл бұрын
Moody *they
@brasilballsinternational2477
6 жыл бұрын
Kelvin is only used when it's a very high temperature. Like, 10.000 C°.
@dr.deekhounds5339
5 жыл бұрын
None of them are SI units
I really enjoy listening to TED Talks, always help me increase my knowledge.
@morningmadera
8 жыл бұрын
+DJDudich the "feminist" ones as well? :)
@RedLeader327
8 жыл бұрын
+none none The feminist videos are mental poison.
@morningmadera
8 жыл бұрын
***** I guess you're not in touch with what feminists have been saying and doing in the last few years ... and it certainly *does not* mean equality for men, only women ...
@anderaginaga2
8 жыл бұрын
+CeaoS +亜梨沙I think in English both meanings are correct.
@morningmadera
8 жыл бұрын
Laquin Laquih can you point me to an English dictionary where it *actually* says that feminism is for equality for women AND men? wouldn't that be the definition for humanism, egalitarianism or something???
I love the way you compared the phenomenon to a phoenix.
@user-ez5vq9fd2t
8 жыл бұрын
+Siddharth Kansal I love you
@darkdiablo888
8 жыл бұрын
+Siddharth Kansal I was about the say the same. Good video.
@johnvanerick5091
8 жыл бұрын
that was not a pheonix tho. it was a moltres
@MyNguyen-jv4df
8 жыл бұрын
Me too, the phoenix reminds me of Fawkes :))).
@dogememe6539
6 жыл бұрын
It reminded me of hindu mythology
video is 4:20. Blaze the forest, boys.
@drimdrimz
8 жыл бұрын
+Mamoru Goldstedt lol
@robertbones326
8 жыл бұрын
+Mamoru Goldstedt holy shit TED Ed are fucking stoners. i fucking knew it. I'm on one right now!
@AwkwardBeggar
8 жыл бұрын
Robert Bones I think they left the video at 4:20 to bait this kinda shit out. I'm leaving the country, they prolly sent the cops for my ass.
@seviklingbiel2377
8 жыл бұрын
its actually 4: 21
@AwkwardBeggar
8 жыл бұрын
DishSoap Gaming says 4:20 for me
omg the animation!!
@TheKubbas
5 жыл бұрын
I usually am unable to sit down and watch a scientific video properly, but this - really made me see it from the start till the end. Props to the amazing animators!!!
This video was strangely poetic
@rashidpaykargar8628
5 жыл бұрын
Tima life is strangely poetic
Long ago the four nations lived in harmony, but everything changed when the fire nation atta... wait are they burning down a forest? Oh, they are just helping the pinetree's seeds to germinate. Thanks guys you're the best!
@the_really_tired_one
7 жыл бұрын
rawr XD
@dianfajar1933
6 жыл бұрын
haha
@DanaTheLateBloomingFruitLoop
5 жыл бұрын
Fire Nation did nothing wrong
@caleahar1089
5 жыл бұрын
👏🏼👏🏼
@jessyk1473
5 жыл бұрын
Haha
*Published on Feb 2016* This Video Is Not About Amazon Rainforest.
@viannccaa
4 жыл бұрын
Obviously, that fire was human made.
@Adrian-fd4wf
4 жыл бұрын
So what. It's not about poopoo or milk either.
"The fear of fire comes from detaching yourself from the landscape; the fear of fire comes from separating ourselves from our country" -- Victor Steffenson, Indigenous Elder.
This video was three years ago and youtube recommend this now while the Amazon forest was on fire. Nice.
Guys, for christ's sake, the Amazon is a tropical forest, different from the one in this video. There aren't coniferas in the amazon, for example, and the weather is too humid for it to catch fire naturally. It's a man made fire to illegally create space for the agribusiness' corn and soy culture.
@wildlandfirefighter5656
4 жыл бұрын
False. Here in the Southeast...it can be very humid and we have several big wildfires. Why? Because of the vegetation we have is very oily.
@elboludodelaesquina2326
4 жыл бұрын
@@wildlandfirefighter5656the point Is that vegetation there is not oily and furthermore, the only thing protecting it is the humidity of the environment
@wildlandfirefighter5656
4 жыл бұрын
@@elboludodelaesquina2326 palms have oily residue.
@wildlandfirefighter5656
4 жыл бұрын
@@elboludodelaesquina2326 I think you need to research it
@planktonfun1
4 жыл бұрын
Well july did cause the worse temperature ever record that might cause the start the fire in the first place, climate change
This is not applicable to rainforests, so it can't be applied in the Amazon Forest.
@kh2b573
4 жыл бұрын
If you're talking about the video , its 3 years ago...
@josuepalomares6820
4 жыл бұрын
@@kh2b573 its still the same you shouldn't burn rainforest
@kh2b573
4 жыл бұрын
@@josuepalomares6820 i know
@CountryCowboy008
4 жыл бұрын
@@kh2b573 I'm talking about the people who brush off the Amazon Forest Fire as nothing but "natural" and a "must".
@balloonlagoon6187
4 жыл бұрын
Countrycowboy08 duh. Everyone knows that.
Also one thing you didn't mention: In Australia lives a plant called the Banksia, named after Joseph Banks, one of Captain Cook's men. Their seeds are unable to burst open unless exposed to heat of wildfires, and cannot bloom for the same reason.
Thing is, The Amazon forest isn't filled with cone-bearing trees.
@bolt7047
4 жыл бұрын
I fond it hilarious this was in my recommended right after i read about the Amazon fire
@noidea8710
4 жыл бұрын
Wow! This is very smart thing from you
@wildlandfirefighter5656
4 жыл бұрын
Thing is, rain forest isn't always wet. They get a dry season just like we do and fires do occur there. Some people do set them intentionally to cause more damage like they do here in the US
@josuepalomares6820
4 жыл бұрын
@@wildlandfirefighter5656 "in the us" thats because they have the cone bearing trees but the amazon doesnt
@wildlandfirefighter5656
4 жыл бұрын
@@josuepalomares6820 You still dont understand it. I am a forest firefighter (wildland firefighter). Fires do occur in the rainforest. I worked with many puerto ricans whom have fires in their rain forest
salvation through destruction.
@josuelopez3308
8 жыл бұрын
+Dimi Kap That's funny because that is the center of the Chrisitian world message HAHAHAHA
@dimikap2190
8 жыл бұрын
+Josue Lopez Well, maybe, but i wasn't referring to Christianity in any way, at least i didn't have that in mind 😂
@josuelopez3308
8 жыл бұрын
Dimi Kap Yeah, I know, it's just funny though
Who get recommendation after amazon forest fire?
@pablolimo8481
4 жыл бұрын
Fishy
@DanksterPaws
4 жыл бұрын
Pablo Limo What’s fishy?
@inserttexthere1
4 жыл бұрын
Meee
@pablolimo8481
4 жыл бұрын
@@DanksterPaws That everybody is getting this video in their recommended list (a 3-year-old video) just when there's a huge political debate about the Amazon fire
@DanksterPaws
4 жыл бұрын
Pablo Limo How is that fishy? That’s just youtube giving you relevant information based on what you, and everyone else is watching
Who came after the Australian bushfires?
Came here because of the devastating news regarding the 16-day forest fire in our dear Amazon forest. And the media didn't notify the public for almost 3 weeks. Sad news.
@mulungu6478
4 жыл бұрын
But the amazon doesn't naturally burn like californian forests. The trees are different, the weather more humid and the soil isn't as fertile, due to heavy rains. It's a man-made fire, in ecological and indigenous preservation parks, by the agrobusiness men to illegally create space for the soy and corn culture.
@dcardigan13
4 жыл бұрын
@@mulungu6478 I'm not sure and I can't trace back where I saw it, but I think I came across a post stating/warning people that a portion of the Amazon was going to be cleared out for exactly those agricultural purposes. It didn't happen yet during that time so it didn't reach a large audience (or no one really made a move and took the warning seriously). And I think it was partly because most of us were skeptical if it was really true and "they" were really going to go through with it because it was _the Amazon! They can't be serious!_ But I guess soy and corn truly are in large demand today that burning the Amazon was "necessary".
@danielamiranda1062
4 жыл бұрын
The cherry on top of it is that our president says environmental NGOs started the fire because of the cut in budgets to protect de Amazon rainforest..
@emmanueltubo1880
4 жыл бұрын
@@mulungu6478 agree. And the president itself personally admitted that he wanted to burn Amazon forest.
@DRKNT640
4 жыл бұрын
Glicia Peclat wow thanks for spreading lies and misinformation on every comment
Smokey lied to us!
@somedragonbastard
8 жыл бұрын
I always knew he was suspicious...
@AAD531
8 жыл бұрын
never trust a bear
@CadetGriffin
8 жыл бұрын
Because some people think the Berenstain bears were Berensteins.
@pra3t0rian
8 жыл бұрын
+Andre Daigneault Never trust the government.
@CmdrGendoIkari
8 жыл бұрын
*"Remember kids, only you can prevent what is necessary for healthy ecosystems."*
Fun fact. The ash created by these fires is also used as a natural super fertiliser for the next generation.
amazon rainforest: gets burned . . KZread Recommendations: Why wildfires are necessary
@yumesh9998
4 жыл бұрын
ervin serato I’m confused too
@zedoisxis
4 жыл бұрын
Is getting burned*
@gamingchamp6728
4 жыл бұрын
Coz KZread hates the environment
@masterchief4189
4 жыл бұрын
Perhaps coniferus trees are not in Amazon, dude
@thebinlgbtisbabadook7832
4 жыл бұрын
This was also published in 2016, way way back before the amazon forest fire
Make a video about Zika virus!
@Angie-ze6yx
8 жыл бұрын
YES!!!!
@aguirreruru
8 жыл бұрын
+Christian Gómez they have a video about mosquitos... you can watch it anyway...
@sciencepower608
8 жыл бұрын
+Table Salt it's the new Ebola for 2016
@SonVu-ju5ko
8 жыл бұрын
+Christian Gómez Do it by yourself instead of requesting others!
@cja6174
8 жыл бұрын
Easy, Chinese invented and the rest of Asia with their dirty things.
watching this when my town was on fire 2 months ago
For example Giant Redwood Trees rely on fires as well. They are resitant to fire, up to a certain point of temperature, but the smaller trees burn away and create a good soil, free space and let sunlight reach the ground so that the GRT saplings can grow.
Who could dislike this video?
@qwertycrafter6506
8 жыл бұрын
They didn't dislike, how ever they have been watching the video upside down
@morningmadera
8 жыл бұрын
+phani sai maybe there's a group of people who have been on a two weeks marathon of watching videos on wildfire and they came to this one and got fed up with it ... :D
@arthurgomesturah1605
8 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same... would it be climate warming defenders?
@morningmadera
8 жыл бұрын
jaile meireles wait ... what?
@arthurgomesturah1605
8 жыл бұрын
+CeaoS sorry but did the video mentioned an explanation for the air pollution? I might be wrong but compared to the global warming caused by wildfires,are those advantages of wildfires worthy?
_"there is no death . Only new beginnings"_
No, this doesn't apply to the Amazon fires. Note how at 3:50 they clearly reference BOREAL forests. A rainforest like the Amazon is a completely diferent ecosystem, not to mention the danger posed to the indigenous tribes.
@FearOfTheTrooper
4 жыл бұрын
why is it alive today if it's been burning since time long before humans even existed? by your logic there shouldn't be amazon rainforest today, it simply wouldn't exist
I'm addicted to this TED-ED videos!!
The transition into ground and phœnix is amazing 👌😄
A crucial piece of information is missed in this video, serotinous cones can fly up to 1-2 kilometers away from their original trees when they are triggered during forest fires. Allowing their parents to spread even further.
This makes me feel better about losing everything I own... and my family. Thanks Ted Ed!
@leonhardeuler675
2 жыл бұрын
@@johnperic6860 I'll make sure to tell Helen next time I visit her grave that "wildfires aren't inherently violent".
KZread recommendations getting better!
This animation is so nice.... Need a tv show with this animation quality
I love Ted ed so much! !!
We didn't start the fire! It was always burning, since the world been turning!
@johanngaiusisinwingazuluah2116
8 жыл бұрын
Zika Virus, Ebola, Nuclear Deal with Iran, Falun Gong, ISIS, Russia and China! (insert more lyrics)
@mewsingsbynatk
4 жыл бұрын
We didn’t start the fire! No, we didn’t light it, but we’ve tried to fight it!
Here after the woolsey fires. This is a very informative perspective on a chaotic situation. Thank you
مقطع جميل، شكرًا للمترجمة فاطمة والمدقّقة غالية تركي❤️
"All this time, I thought Firebending was destruction. Since I hurt Katara, I've been too afraid and hesitant. But now I know what it really is. It's energy and life." -- Aang (Avatar: the Last Airbender)
Animation is just too good and the way they ended the video by comparing it to phoenix was superb one
i love the art style in this one
I love the animation style here!
How are the seeds not oven-roasted in those temperatures?
@duckymomo7935
6 жыл бұрын
Harry Wu -seeds have spread out before hot temperature sets in -Seeds have seed coat which protects them -Some do get burnt up -Some seeds come from outside part of forest
@Woody615
2 жыл бұрын
In a crown fire, that is true. They would be totally consumed. The cones and seeds do not survive a stand-replacing, crown fires the seeds are not lofted into the air. This is an error in this presentation. Serotinous cones need a ground fire to pop the seeds open. A ground fire burns the undergrowth and debris on the forest floor. The temperature at the crown/cone level reaches that magical temperature which pops the cones. After the relatively low intensity fire clears the undergrowth and the old debris, a new mineral rich soil is available for seeds. The heat from a ground fire also kills some of the upper needles allowing more sunlight through. Overall a good presentation, but it has some errors in it.
wait, i thought Prometheus gave fire to humans, not Zeus...
Very timely recommendation
the animation is everything
3:30 that's what is happening now in Australia.
My tree drops so many of those Serotinous Cones, I always thought they were Pine cones that dropped early.
I love Ted-Ed and this video. But it was recommended to me while I was watching a video about what's happening in Australia. Maybe youtube should check on that
The lightning bolt on 0:19 made me jump haha. I had my ear buds in
i love how irrational and rational the universe is
Cool Song, love It!
Wonderful . Thank you
The light tone of voice and the wonderful animation made me much more interested :)
KZread: *Recommends while the Amazon is burning down* Me: hMmMmMmMmM
@solar3013
4 жыл бұрын
Not good for Amazon. This only work for coniferous trees, not tropical ones.
@Boss-wg8ju
4 жыл бұрын
@@solar3013 yeah I know, it just seems kind of like a coincidence
I totally agree with this. What better way to take care of environment than a controlled burn? I realize some at least bird species do make their nests in dead trees, but those are also most flammable i believe
thank you so much.
I'm here because of Amazon fire and I can now sleep in peace. Thank you
@_fresh_a_vocado6386
4 жыл бұрын
Me 2 😏
@stefanandrei1791
4 жыл бұрын
Don't worry about our home, we will disapear not the Earth. Btw we dont deserve this life.
@felipealves1158
4 жыл бұрын
Noooo
@mulungu6478
4 жыл бұрын
It's not the same type of forest! Tropical forests don't burn naturally!
@kaelthasstormstrider7462
4 жыл бұрын
Nope, were not sure whether amazon is same as the one i the video... It was just pine trees, amazon is stropical
It means everything have something positive 😊
I love this channel
I love you Ted-ed!!!
How about the amazon
@razorsaber2287
4 жыл бұрын
Jiraiya Sensei, sadly it doesn’t apply to this situation as this only works for pine forests which aren’t found in the Amazon which is tropical
Who knows there are many jerks who use this excuse for burning more forest
what kind of app do they did this video? It's so amazing!! I want to know what app because I maybe can use it to do my school project.. Ted ed really helps me a lot!
Nice metaphor at the end
why am I watching this
@Thamyris13
8 жыл бұрын
Ditto, I studied Biology, I know all this, yet still I watch.
@amirmekk9649
8 жыл бұрын
Because it is very informative
@liawatson5789
8 жыл бұрын
+amir mekk It's infotainment.
@Grathom15
8 жыл бұрын
+suga pls infire me You'll learn more from watching even CIA created conspiracies on the youtube than you ever will at your peon job.
@GGSLM
8 жыл бұрын
+suga pls infire me Because it won't hurt to know something else.
Who is here after Australian bushfire?
Thank you for helping me with my essay
I Love You Ted-ed....
youtube says there are 5 comments but never mind that, when is pokemon gonna give a grass type flashfire? apparently it's reasonable. i wonder if it'd be better or worst on mega venusaur, you regain the ice weakness but can do extra in the sun without worry
@bobvella7228
8 жыл бұрын
+bob vella also fierydance
Here watching the video while amazon is burning now
Congrats on 2,000,000 subs!!!!!!
learned a lot
i hope some people will realized that this thing published on feb 2 ,2016
Australian Aboriginals were well known to be great caretakers of "their" local land, deliberately lighting fires to promote new growth and clear up "fire-fodder", and also to flush out the odd meal. Do you know what went wrong last year in Aus? Someone in Western Aus. dictated to officials in Victoria to produce a controlled burn, even when those officials stated the conditions were too dry, hot and windy. Major bush-fire resulted in loss of life, animals, livelihood, homes, etc. because of ONE man on the OTHER side of the country. He didn't personally know the area, or care about it either, or listen to those who did. Aboriginals did it better.
This was so interesting... 😊 thank u
Video worth sharing
Natural forest fires are great, as showed in the video. What about human-caused ones, that extends for millions of miles?
@joshuakelly1846
5 жыл бұрын
aren't human-caused one's mostly fires caused by a campfire that hasn't been stomped out.
@rayres1074
2 жыл бұрын
@@johnperic6860 you're right, no clue where I got that from
Welp time to go help the forests >:)
Good information and animation. Although, I was surprised to hear the narrator say that Douglas fir was shade tolerant.
4:02 legendary pokemon
I wonder why this video is recommended to everyone.....
doesn't the fire destroy the seeds which are popping out??
@TheMasterFro
8 жыл бұрын
each pod releases hundreds of seeds so the hat the likelihood of one of those seeds surviving is high. But yes some seeds are burned in the fire
@offandsphere6788
7 жыл бұрын
Master
I learned this a while back from a movie called The Future is Wild.
@YaBoiDREX
5 жыл бұрын
That show was awesome. We need a reboot.
Knowledgeable
Earth: *on fire and on the verge of dying* Humans: Why wildfires are necessary Earth: Am I a joke to you?
@renewincelestian5007
4 жыл бұрын
The thing is, if there is no wildfire the trees become easier to burn, but that does not mean just let the whole forest burn, but controled fire
Just remember this not apply to rain forests
awesome as always
Some people don’t understand this video was made 3 years ago, before the amazon rainforest fire.
really yt? recommend this now while Amazon is burning for weeks? 😅
@kullywon5471
4 жыл бұрын
It's trying to educate you
@roinoahfernandez
4 жыл бұрын
@@kullywon5471 The government sponsored this yt recommendation 😅
@razorsaber2287
4 жыл бұрын
Emm no, the recommendation is thanks to people searching “forest fire” and this applies to Pine trees in the north not the tropical rainforest
So you’re telling me the fire in the Amazon is necessary? Lmao ok KZread...
@renewincelestian5007
4 жыл бұрын
The Amazon forest is different with the one mention on the video
@bananasaging9234
4 жыл бұрын
The video only applies to northern *coniferous* trees. Not tropical rainforests.
@johnchebun4265
4 жыл бұрын
@@bananasaging9234 then maybe the title is a little misleading
@bananasaging9234
4 жыл бұрын
@@johnchebun4265 true though... I also thought that it meant that it was good for the environment until i read the comments
@jeremiahd2417
3 жыл бұрын
@@johnchebun4265 it's from 4 years prior. Read the description.
That pheonix at the end reminds of prof dumbledor and harry potter! ❤
Nature is just amazing
#PrayForAmazon :((
This video was made in 2016, Amazon fire in 2019, dont blame them, they didnt know that Amazon is going to be fire. 1 Like for 1 tree for Amazon(seriously).
great animation
Conclusion always good
VERY interesting
This was on my recommended.