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In early August 2023, a series of wildfires broke out in the U.S. state of Hawaii, predominantly on the island of Maui.The wind-driven fires prompted evacuations and caused widespread damage, killing at least 102 people and leaving two people missing in the town of Lahaina on Maui's northwest coast.
The fires broke out earlier this week on three islands: Hawaii, Maui and Oahu with the deadliest fires being on Maui. It is unclear where the fires first began but from the time they started, they ...
Investigators also determined that the fire in Lahaina on Aug. 8, 2023, was caused by a single fire that started shortly after 6:30 a.m. and reignited later in the day after firefighters left the ...
The fires have caused widespread devastation in Lahaina, a beach resort city of about 13,000 people on northwestern Maui that was once a whaling center and the Hawaiian Kingdom's capital and now ...
1985 forest fires burnt 105,000 hectares with the worst affected being around Kavala in eastern Macedonia and Thasos Island in the north Aegean. [11] 2000 forest fires were the worst forest fires to date and included the island of Samos in east Aegean and at Mount Mainalon and eastern Corinthia in the Peloponnese. The burnt area was 167,000 ...
Dry conditions combined with high winds and droughts contributed to the unprecedented fires
Death toll from Hawaii wildfires reaches 93. What is the cause of the wildfires? ... Hawaii fires deadliest in over 100 years as ‘grim’ search for victims continues.
Maui fires in pics: Aerial photos show extent of destruction caused by Hawaii wildfires. 05:00, Ariana Baio. ... Hawaii fires: Lahaina’s 150-year-old banyan tree hit by wildfire.