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© Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Fires and others disasters increasing in Hawaii, according to data analysis
By SETH BORENSTEIN, MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN KIHEI, Hawaii©2023 GPlusMedia Inc.
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zones2surf
Climate change!
It must be climate change!!
The fires haven't even been extinguished and we know for sure it is climate change!!
"Trust the science" they say! We haven't examined any facts, the basis for science, but....
"Trust the science"!!!
Bob Fosse
There are several facts in the article. Start by reading it before imagining what ‘they’ say.
wallace
Bird viewing webcam shows a tree falling on a power cable with a large spark followed by fire.
Hervé L'Eisa
Others disasters? Whose disasters pray tell!
And of course volcanic activity (lava flows) must also be caused by "climate change"...
The fire was obviously tragic with the loss of lives and property, but such an occurrence had been predicted years before due to the neglected fields of (non-native) grasses that grew unabated on the former pineapple fields which themselves had replaced the natural flora. Yes, human activity (including neglect) are partially to blame. That part of the story is fact(science).
CigarCowboy
It’s seems the Hawaiian government was more interested in their new green energy projects they didn’t think about maintaining their current infrastructures.
It’s heart breaking to see the videos from the locals describing how FEMA is doing nothing.
virusrex
It is included in the article, clearly:
That false claim is nowhere in the article, did you even read it? climate related disaster increase have been already proved beyond any reasonable doubt to be related to climate change, but nobody is claiming volcanos are as well.
That is not the only explanation why the fires increase, for that the effect of climate (and because of it, climate change) comes into play, as again is written in the article. Since climate change is also a consequence of human activity it means it is also indirectly related to the increase of frequency and intensity of this kind of disaster.
gcFd1
The intensity of the fire increased because of winds generated by a naturally occurring hurricane, as you mistakenly missed that essential scientific fact.
virusrex
That does absolutely nothing to refute the fact that several factors (including the intensity of hurricanes) are related to climate change and those factors having a role intensifying fires have been confirmed scientically.
CuteUsagi
Could see a large brush fire out by Schofield from the 42nd-floor condo yesterday in Oahu. Below are the Queen's palace and govt buildings and Punch Bowl to the right.
Snuggles
You are off topic.
The fire intensified because of the winds as a result of the hurricane, as is well-known and publicized by the experts.
virusrex
That is completely on topic, the problem you have about this is that you don't want anybody to write it because it contradicts your personal beliefs, even if it goes completely with what the article is talking about.
But not ONLY because of that but before several factors that have been affected by climate change, even the hurricane can be argued to be affected by climate change as well.
You make no attempt to argue against this, just claim it is unrelated without giving any reference to support that claim.