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The catastrophic wildfires on Maui have spurred many to speculate on what caused such a tragedy on an otherwise lush tropical island. And, of course, many in the climate cult are simply closing their eyes, covering their ears, and shouting that climate change is the cause of this tragedy, and that everyone of us with our use of fossil fuels is personally to blame. As of this writing, at least 93 are dead and the community of Lahaina lies in smoldering ruins as firefighters struggle to contain blazes on the island. People have been stunned to hear about a wildfire,...

Invasive highly flammable grasses in Hawaii have been key to fueling the deadliest wildfires in the US in more than 100 years, experts say. While factors such as extreme weather events from climate change and the state’s local power grid have been blamed for helping to cause the blaze, large plots of land in Hawaii have been overrun by volatile non-native fire-prone grasses that are fueling the deadly flames, according to experts. Land that was once occupied by irrigated pineapples and sugar cane was taken over by the grass species as those businesses began to decline, according to Elizabeth Pickett,...

GRASS-FIRE CYCLE IN HAWAII: THE IMPACT OF INVASIVE GRASSES ON MAUI’S DEVASTATING WILDFIRES August 14, 2023 by archyde 2023-08-14 10:14:15 – INVASIVE GRASSES HAVE STARTED THE MAUI FIRESTORM Within A Few Hours The Fire Destroyed A City, More Than 2000 Houses Were Destroyed And More Than 90 People Lost Their Lives. According To Experts, The Cause Is A Devastating “Grass-Fire Cycle”. Posted today at 12:14 p.m After the big fire: The road in Lahaina, Hawaii, that leads to the harbor. Foto: Etienne Laurent/EPA (Keystone) Many streets in Lahaina burned down completely. Within a few hours, the small town on Maui...

The devastating wildfires that have scorched Hawaii and destroyed much of the town of Lahaina on the island of Maui have been fueled by invasive alien grassland species that have grown on abandoned farms that used to cultivate pineapple and other crops. The grasses, which grow faster after rainy winters, create fuel for fires and are the biggest factor in turning Hawaii from a place where wildfires are uncommon to one in which they are increasingly considered a familiar risk, much as in mainland California. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Thursday: