Hawaii's devestating fires and how climate change is fueling the conditions

Hawaii's devestating fires and how climate change is fueling the conditions

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At least 36 killed on Maui as fires burn through Hawaii and thousands race to escape Wildfires, whipped by strong winds from Hurricane Dora passing far to the south, took the island of Maui by surprise, leaving behind burned-out cars on once busy streets and smoking piles of rubble where historic buildings had stood. AP News
What's driving Maui's devastating fires, and how climate change is fueling those conditions A dangerous mix of conditions appear to have combined to make the wildfires blazing a path of destruction in Hawaii particularly damaging, including high winds, low humidity and dry vegetation. AP News

 

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