Fire

Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. Slower oxidative processes like rusting or digestion are not included by this definition.

Fire is hot because conversion of the weak double bond in molecular oxygen, O2, to the stronger bonds in the combustion products carbon dioxide and water releases energy (418 kJ per 32 g of O2); the bond energies of the fuel play only a minor role here. At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition point, flames are produced. The flame is the visible portion of the fire. Flames consist primarily of carbon dioxide, water vapor, oxygen and nitrogen. If hot enough, the gases may become ionized to produce plasma. Depending on the substances alight, and any impurities outside, the color of the flame and the fire's intensity will be different.

Fire in its most common form can result in conflagration, which has the potential to cause physical damage through burning. Fire is an important process that affects ecological systems around the globe. The positive effects of fire include stimulating growth and maintaining various ecological systems. Fire has been used by humans for cooking, generating heat, light, signaling, and propulsion purposes. The negative effects of fire include hazard to life and property, atmospheric pollution, and water contamination. If fire removes protective vegetation, heavy rainfall may lead to an increase in soil erosion by water. Also, when vegetation is burned, the nitrogen it contains is released into the atmosphere, unlike elements such as potassium and phosphorus which remain in the ash and are quickly recycled into the soil. This loss of nitrogen caused by a fire produces a long-term reduction in the fertility of the soil, which only slowly recovers as nitrogen is "fixed" from the atmosphere by lightning and by leguminous plants such as clover.

Fires (Ronan Keating song)

"Fires" is the lead single released from Irish singer/songwriter Ronan Keating's ninth solo album with the same name. The song was premiered on 21 July 2012 on BBC Radio 2. The single as released as a digital download on 2 September 2012. The song was only available as a digital download and sold 10,000 copies.

Music video

The music video for the song premiered on 1 August 2012, via YouTube. It shows two versions of the singer running and driving to the same location.

Track listing

Chart performance

References

Fires (Nerina Pallot album)

Fires is the second album by London-born singer-songwriter Nerina Pallot. First released in April 2005 on her own independent record label, Idaho Records, Fires was met with much critical acclaim but did not gain commercial recognition.

After working as a support act for artists such as Sheryl Crow and Suzanne Vega, Pallot was signed up to 14th Floor Records, who were impressed with the audience response and after-show sales of her album. Thus, Fires was reissued in late April 2006 with revamped artwork and some slight remixes on some of Pallot's songs. The album entered at UK #41 and later, on the strength of the popular single "Everybody's Gone to War", made it as far as #21.

To date, the album has been certified gold in the UK for sales of over 100,000, and has earned Pallot a nomination at the 2007 BRIT Awards for Best British Female. As of 4 October 2009, the album has sold 138,563 copies in the UK.

Track listing

All songs written by Nerina Pallot.

  • "Everybody's Gone to War" – 3:54
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    Fires

    by: Band Of Skulls

    Baby, Darling, Doll Face, Honey
    Now I don't mean to cause you worry
    It's only hands in my pocket
    And the Queen on my money
    Did you know I've been wanting you?
    so leave your locks on the latches
    If you bring the water, I'll bring the matches
    'cause we are fires in the night
    We are fires in the night
    Let us bathe you in our heart
    'cause we are fires in the night
    Come on get up Romeo
    Don't you know what the time is?
    It's the fall of rock 'n roll,
    That's what the news said
    Did you know I've been wanting you?
    so leave your locks on the latches
    If you bring the water, I'll bring the matches
    'cause we are fires in the night
    We are fires in the night
    Let us bathe you in our heart
    'cause we are fires in the night
    we are fires in the night
    we are fires in the night
    let us bathe you in our life




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