Vegetation growth can be encouraged by periods of wet weather, increasing the amount of fuel —and future bushfire risk—when the weather is dry.

植被生长速度受到湿润天气影响，气候干燥增加了易燃物的数量以及将来森林火灾的风险。

Fire is used as a tool by local populations, for instance, when they’re gathering honey, clearing land or desiring new vegetation growth.

火被当地居民用作一种工具， 例如，当他们采集蜂蜜、清理土地或希望新的植被生长时。

This not only has a severe impact on plant and vegetation growth but one study found that a single cigarette butt soaked in water was enough to kill half of the fish exposed in that tank.

这不仅对植物和植被生长有严重影响，而且一项研究发现，浸泡在水中的单个烟头足以杀死水箱中一半的鱼。