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NOAA's finalized damage survey and analysis for the Lahaina wildfire. 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 persons missing in the town of Lahaina ...
Maui (center right, with Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and Kahoʻolawe to its left) as seen from the International Space Station [ 2] Maui ( / ˈmaʊi /; Hawaiian: [ˈmɐwwi]) [ 3] is the second largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago, at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km 2 ). It is the 17th-largest in the United States. [ 4]
This record was broken in the 2019/2020 Black Summer. Black Friday bushfires of 1939 (Victoria) with 2 million hectares burnt. Black Sunday bushfires of 1955 (South Australia) 1961 Western Australian bushfires with 1,800,000 hectares burnt. Black Tuesday bushfires of 1967 (Tasmania) with 260,000 hectares burnt.
This GOES-18 fire temperature composite satellite image taken 6:30 p.m. EDT. on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023 and released by NOAA, shows hot land surface temperatures in red on the Hawaii Islands.
The death toll from the devastating Maui wildfires was over 100 as of Monday evening, with at least 106 people dead, making them the deadliest wildfire in the US since 1918.. How the wildfires ...
As the death toll from the devastating wildfires on the island of Maui, Hawaii climbs to 67, officials believe it could be the deadliest disaster in the state’s history.. On Friday morning ...
Lahaina ( Hawaiian: Lahaina, Hawaiian: [ləˈhɐjnə], / ləˈhaɪnə /) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. On the northwest coast of the island of Maui, it encompasses Lahaina town and the Kaanapali and Kapalua beach resorts. At the 2020 census (before the 2023 wildfire), Lahaina had a resident population ...
Maui wildfires map: Where are the Hawaii fires? Search for bodies continues as officials call for patience. 08:07, Holly Evans. Authorities in Maui are still trying to locate and identify people ...