How a drought, a heatwave and a hurricane created Hawaii's deadliest wildfires ever abc.net.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from abc.net.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Hawaii went from lush to bone dry and thus more fire-prone in a matter of just a few weeks a key factor in a dangerous mix of conditions that appear to have combined to make the wildfires blazing a path of destruction in Hawaii particularly damaging.
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State Governor Josh Green said in a press conference that the town of Lahaina has suffered near-total damage. Factors such as dry weather and Hurricane Dora, a major hurricane in the Pacific Ocean, have likely contributed to the scale of destruction.