As I hear reports of the fire tearing through the Hawaiian island of Maui, I feel utterly depressed.
Maui’s deadly wildfires burn through Lahaina – it’s a reminder of the growing risk to communities that once seemed safe. The Maui fires have been fuelled by strong winds, dry vegetation and low humidity.
Australians must heed the warnings Australia, too, is fast becoming a continent of more uncontrolled fire.
It’s vital that we slash greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible, to stabilise Earth’s climate.
I was thinking, before I heard which island ,that it could be like a rain shadow, more arid island of mostly grass. But no, a tropical island and I could see burnt Ficus.
I guess like NNSW rainforest burning, more of this to come. When ecologists say that climate change is moving faster than plants can keep up, this is one of the effects; forest burning that has no right to burn. More biodiversity loss.