{"id":56030,"date":"2022-08-31T15:09:11","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T13:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/voorkom-so-brande-naby-huise-20220824-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T11:46:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T09:46:44","slug":"voorkom-so-brande-naby-huise-20220824-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/voorkom-so-brande-naby-huise-20220824-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Voorkom s\u00f3 brande naby huise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Die <span>urban interface<\/span> is \u2019n oorgangsone tussen natuurlike plantegroei en grond wat deur menslike aktiwiteit ontwikkel is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dit is die gebied waar \u2019n geboude omgewing grens teen die natuurlike omgewing wat dus blootgestel is aan \u2019n baie groter risiko van katastrofiese veldbrande.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Onlangse brande waar groot skade aan eiendomme, veral waar eiendomme naby aan natuurlike plantegroei voorgekom het, is vars in almal se geheue. Hier word daar weer na die Knysna-, Bettysbaai- en die Somerset-Wes-brande verwys waar baie huise heeltemal vernietig is. Die probleem en risiko word verder verhoog wanneer daar in die natuurlike gebiede ook uitheemse indringerplante voorkom. Di\u00e9 plante vergroot die brandrisiko omrede dit die beskikbare brandbare materiaal aansienlik vermeerder, maar dit brand ook baie warmer en langer as ons inheemse plantegroei, wat brandbestrydingsoperasies verder bemoeilik. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dit is dus kritiek dat \u2019n veiligheidsone geskep word tussen bewoonde gebiede en die natuurlike omgewing, ten einde grootskaalse verliese van sosiale en ekonomiese bates te voorkom. 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