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These are very localized, sometimes reaching speeds of 60 to 100 mph (100 to 160 km/h) and are best known in the settled areas of Kula and Lāhainā on Maui. The Kula winds are strong downslope winds on the lower slopes of the west side of Haleakalā. These winds tend to be strongest from 2,000 to 4,000 ft (600 to 1,200 m) above mean sea level.
The Hawaiian Islands do see wildfire from time to time, but the catastrophic Maui fires were spawned by a striking mix of factors, including climate change. How a perfect storm of climate and ...
Experts also say climate change is increasing the likelihood of more extreme weather events like what's playing out on the island of Maui, where dozens of people have been killed and a historic ...
(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.
According to the Köppen climate classification, Kaanapali has a semi-arid, tropical type of climate (BSh), with warm winters and hot summers.. The north end of Kaanapali has more annual rainfall than the south end of Kaanapali, as it sits on the microclimate transition of west Maui: the historic town of Lahaina is a few miles south and receives half the annual rainfall, while the annual ...
Maui, Hawaii, United States The Big Bog is a high-altitude bog on the island of Maui , the largest in the Hawaiian Islands . It is located on Haleakala 's east rift zone , at the border between Hāna Forest Reserve and Haleakalā National Park .
Three weeks before wildfires ravaged Maui, killing more than 100 people and displacing thousands, Hawaii’s governor, Josh Green, had warned of a different emergency: an acute housing crisis.
Kula is a district and census-designated place (CDP) of Maui, Hawaii.It stretches across Upcountry Maui, the western-facing slopes of Haleakalā.Most residential areas lie between about 500 to 1,100 m (1,600 to 3,600 ft) in elevation.