Know that there are several factors that have played a role. When we talk about wildfires, we tended to talk about wildfires, we tended to talk about wildfires, we tended to talk about three ingredients. We do know when it comes to whether, in hawaii, strong womens have fans the flames. Strong winds. Its red area represents severe drought in the structure and the orange areas moderate drought. They represent 14 of the state. These larger yellow areas are abnormally dry conditions. This sucks the moisture out of vegetation, which means in turn, these areas are more likely to catch fire. On top of all of this, scientists have recorded 90 less rainfall than a century ago. When you talk about a spark in fuel, scientists have also said that some parts of hawaii have grasses that are not native to the state and are far more flammable than some of the native plants they are. Couple that with those dry conditions, and it means those area are more likely to catch fire and spread. Hawaiis govern
are not native to the state and are far more flammable than some of the native plants they are. couple that with those dry conditions, and it means those area are more likely to catch fire and spread. hawaii s governors that the state is struggling with the impact of climate change and he said. and it s true that climate change does increase the risk of wildfire. it drives up temperatures and makes heat waves last longer and makes them more intense. as we re seeing here, dryervegetation, harder temperatures means if a fire is ignited. it s harder to stop. let s move onto another very important story. the us attorney general has announced thatjoe biden s son hunter is to be investigated by a special counsel with additional powers. merrick garland appointed delaware us attorney david weiss, the federal prosecutor who recently investigated hunter biden on tax and gun charges in a case