eole in strengthen as we speak. already peeple in 50 strengthen as we speak. already people in 50 counties strengthen as we speak. already people in 50 counties are - strengthen as we speak. already people in 50 counties are underl people in 50 counties are under evacuation orders, schools and colleges are close, airports are closed, trains are cancelled, hospitals are suspending services, is this going to be as scary as it sounds? going to be as scary as it sounds? ., .., , sounds? for some communities, es. for sounds? for some communities, yes- for some sounds? for some communities, yes. for some communities - sounds? for some communities, yes. for some communities it s i yes. for some communities it s going to be worse than they are and envisioning because so few people understand the power of a major hurricane. i meanjust look at this red area here which is the hurricane warning area or area where people could expect hurricane conditions. you can see just how many large cit
people. tell us more about your approach. you re in maui right now. if so, where are you on the island and how are you and your teams what are your impressions of what you re seeing and how is that impacting your approach in terms of rescuing or trying to rescue more people? the affect ed area looks lik a war zone, which sadly project dynamo has a lot of experience with. we worked inn afghanistan, ukraine, this is fire and wind, water and wind, but it s apocalyptic. there s a lot of homes and buildings were made out of wood, so they went up like match sticks. so it is unbelievable to see right now, i m about ten minutes
what s causing them. wildfires used to be uncommon in hawaii. they were largely caused by lightning strikes or volcanic eruptions. in recent decades, human activity has made the more common and extreme. we don t know what has caused these wildfires. that still under investigation. we do know that there are several factors that have played a role. when we talk about wildfires, we tend to talk about three ingredients, weather, a spark and fuel. biomass, things like trees and fuel. biomass, things like trees and vegetation. we do know when it comes to whether, in hawaii, strong winds have fanned the flames. there are also these other conditions, this red area here represents severe drought in the state and the orange area is moderate drought. together they represent about 14% of the state according to the us drought to monitor. these larger yellow areas are abnormally dry conditions in the state. this sucks the moisture out of vegetation which means in turn
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 women s have fans the flames. strong winds. it s red area represents severe drought in the structure and the orange area s 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