Heavy rains lead to crippling floods in Hawaii. Scientists warn of more occurrences due to climate change. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
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Days of torrential rain have caused catastrophic flooding across Hawaii this week, which officials and climate scientists say are occurring more frequently as the planet warms.
The threat of heavy showers was forecast to continue at least through Wednesday and likely longer. The downpours first affected Maui, moved northward up the island chain to Oahu and Kauai, then circled around and hit the southernmost part of the Big Island, forcing evacuations, closing roads and destroying homes in the process.
HONOLULU (AP) — Catastrophic flooding from a stream swollen by heavy rains prompted officials to order evacuations from a town north of Honolulu on Tuesday, just one day after fears
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