The deadly Hawaiian wildfire burned thousands of acres of land, and it won’t be the last!
“We’ve been getting these large events for the last 20 to 30 years,” he said from Oahu.
Millions of acres of cropland have been replaced with grasslands. “These grasses can just dry out in a few weeks, and it doesn’t take extreme conditions to make them flammable”, said Stanford University climate scientist Chris Field.The interval of June to August 2023 was a period of worsening drought in Hawaii. As the drought worsened, the fires were exacerbated by the large tracts of the dried vegetation.
The 2023 Hawaii wildfire burned through 31.31% of the land area in the four islands of Maui, Kahoolawe, Malakal and Lanai

Dense vegetation reduced by 3646.3 acres

Smoke rises as the wildfire burns in Hawaii

Decrease in the ozone concentration during the wildfire
