wildfires
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PublishedDecember 29, 2023
Maui’s economy needs tourists. Can they visit without compounding wildfire trauma?
Hawaii’s governor and mayor are welcoming tourists back to the west side of Maui months after August wildfires killed at least 100 people and destroyed more than 2,000 buildings.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2023
Hawaii governor announces $150 million fund for Maui wildfire victims modeled after 9/11 fund
Beneficiaries will receive payments of more than $1 million as early as next year, the governor's office said in a news release.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2023
First congressional hearing on Maui wildfire focuses on island’s sole electric provider and grid
The fire in the historic town of Lahaina killed at least 97 people and destroyed more than 2,000 buildings, mostly homes.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2023
The threat of wildfires is rising. So are new artificial intelligence solutions to fight them
Wildfires fueled by climate change have ravaged communities from Maui to the Mediterranean this summer, fueling demand for new solutions.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2023
Residents prepare to return to sites of homes demolished in Lahaina wildfire 7 weeks ago
Authorities will begin allowing the first residents and property owners to return to their properties in the burn zone, many for the first time since it was demolished by the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2023
Hawaii officials say DNA tests drop Maui fire death count to 97
The number of those who are missing also fell from 41 to 31.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2023
Maui beckons tourists, and their dollars, to stave off economic disaster after wildfires
So few tourists are coming to the Hawaiian island of Maui after last month's wildfires that restaurants and tour companies are laying off workers and unemployment is surging.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2023
Colby College professor studying how wildfire smoke fuels climate change
Assistant chemistry professor Greg Drozd says it's clear there is a feedback loop – climate change leading to more wildfires and wildfires leading to more warming – and is trying to determine the magnitude of the effect.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2023
Unclear how many lost lives in Hawaii as authorities near the end of their search
Three weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, it is unclear how many people perished and how many are still missing.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2023
Greece struggles to contain Europe’s largest wildfire on record
Ongoing blazes have scorched 310 square miles – four times larger than Washington, D.C.
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