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Lahaina is now contained. The pulehu fire, in the middle of the island, is about 70 contained. And officials are also dealing with a third fire in upcountry maui, with no estimate on its containment. In just over four days, the fires have burned roughly 2,000 acres, and have destroyed more than 1,000 buildings. These are images from the Historic Town of lahaina, which was hardest hit. Local officials are allowing residents and tourists back into the town, but a nightly curfew is in place. We are now beginning to learn about the harrowing stories of survivors like this one, where one family was forced tojump into the ocean to escape the flames. The ocean almost dragged my kids away a few times. But, yeah, we stuck together, we held on. I said, were not going to die, and were here, were alive. An unprecedented logistical effort is under way from all over the united states, as G ....
Are all linked together. we have also seen are all linked together. we have also seen these devastating wildfires hitting other parts of the globe. how vulnerable was away previously to wildfires? was it considered a risk zone? a risk zone? usually wildfires do not receive a risk zone? usually wildfires do not receive much - a risk zone? usually wildfires| do not receive much attention in a way because the unlearned areas, basically in the tropical islands, there s lots of vegetation, usually compared to california, hawaii usually is not considered to be wildfire pruned region, but this time is very unusual, because there was a combination of very strong pressure gradient north of hawaii, high pressure and to the south of the way you have a hurricane which is low pressure, so this generates very strong pressure ....
There and recovering, assessing there and recovering, assessing the damage and the lost homes and businesses and the entire community stop so a lot of questions, but right now we have some very big arms that we have some very big arms that we have to wrap around our community, that is absolutely suffering and many still don t even know the fate of our loved ones and they are still looking for them. , ones and they are still looking for them. . , , , for them. and just briefly, the congresswoman, for them. and just briefly, the congresswoman, what - for them. and just briefly, the congresswoman, what would l for them. and just briefly, the i congresswoman, what would you like to see the federal government do to try to help states like hawaii and the other states we have seen affected by wildfires, continue to adapt to these disasters and the effects we are seeing from climate change? the effects we are seeing from climate change? absolutely. you can ask anyone climate change? abs ....
Drought, and following this drought, and following this drought period, by spring and summer of next year, then we see large acres burned by wildfire in hawaii, so previously, we knew that on this times cow, claimant is integral to this wildfire. this ocean phenomena integral to this wildfire. this ocean phenomena which brings heat up right from the bottom of the ocean, affecting not just the pacific by the entire globe, what is it about that phenomena that affected hawaii so drastically? tt phenomena that affected hawaii so drastically? so drastically? if you have el nino, so drastically? if you have el nino. then so drastically? if you have el nino, then there so drastically? if you have el nino, then there is - so drastically? if you have el nino, then there is a - so drastically? if you have el nino, then there is a betterl nino, then there is a better chance for more hurricane s to occur in the central north pacific including hawaii regions, so this is no surprise, like th ....