Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says ‘very real’ global warming caused conditions for deadly wildfire
Lahaina, Hawaii, resident Jordan Saribay recounts the harrowing moments his family fled the wildfires devastating Maui.that destroyed a historic town and has so far killed at least 93 people.
Green spoke about the devastation in the centuries-old town of Lahaina during an appearance on MSNBC’s"The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart," describing the wildfire as a"fire hurricane" with gusting 80 mph winds and"1,000-degree heat creating fire cyclones going through buildings." "Everything is burnt to the ground in Lahaina," the Democrat said, calling it a"war zone" that is"completely destroyed."which passed far to the south of the island last week, and very dry drought conditions on Maui to the fast-moving blaze.Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, left, and Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen Jr. speak during a tour of wildfire damage on Saturday.Hawaii Gov.
"When fire jumped from one spot to another – there were three or four fires going on at the same time – it got seeded very quickly with those 80 mph gusted winds," he said."And then the fire moved at essentially a mile per minute, 60 mph down through the community.""That’s what a fire hurricane is going to look like in the era of global warming," Green said.
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