Professors at Illinois Institute of Technology make on average $132,386 over the course of nine months, the typical contract for an academic year. This is $81,380 more than the average university professor's nine month salary ($51,006).rofessors at Illinois Institute of Technology make on average $132,386 over the course of nine months, the typical contract for an academic year. This is $81,380 more than the average university professor's nine month salary ($51,006).
Common causes of wildfires include lightning, human carelessness, arson, volcano eruption, and pyroclastic cloud from active volcano. Heat waves, droughts, and cyclical climate changes such as El Nino niÃ±o can also have a dramatic effect on the risk of. wildfiresildfires. What is a wildfire?A wildfire also known as a wildland fire, forest fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, peat fire, bushfire (in Australia), or hill fire is an uncontrolled fire often occurring in wildland areas, but which can also consume houses or agricultural resources.
In California alone, from 1997-2001, an average of 392 wildland fires were caused by arson, burning 21,072 acres and causing over $3.2 million in damage annually. During that period in California, in fires were a cause determination could be made, arson was a more common wildfire cause than lightning.