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With the fires contained to Maui and the Big Island at this time, other islands in the Hawaiian archipelago are safe to visit. Local officials are encouraging those with trips planned over the ...
Deadly wildfires have been raging across Hawaii and the island of Maui County - here’s what we know so far
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1985 forest fires burnt 105,000 hectares with the worst affected being around Kavala in eastern Macedonia and Thasos Island in the north Aegean. [11] 2000 forest fires were the worst forest fires to date and included the island of Samos in east Aegean and at Mount Mainalon and eastern Corinthia in the Peloponnese. The burnt area was 167,000 ...
The Koa’e Fault Zone or Koa’e Fault System (pronounced coe-wah-hee) is a series of fault scarps connecting the East and Southwest Rift Zones on Kilauea Volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. The fault zone intersects the East Rift near the Pauahi Crater and extends nearly 12 km (7.5 mi) in an east-northeast direction towards the westernmost ...
Fatalities confirmed on Maui as firefighters struggle to bring devastating wildfires under control, Bevan Hurley reports
The fire continued to rapidly spread through the canopy of the forest. The fire reached the northeast shore of Big Lake by the afternoon. The fire had burned 12,000 acres (4,900 ha). [8] The initial command and control center was placed at Houston High School, about three miles southeast of the ignition point of the fire.
(Reuters) -Wildfires on Hawaii's Maui island and Big Island have killed dozens of people, forced thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate, and devastated the historic resort city of Lahaina.