NASA: Hawaii wildfires the result of rising temperatures in 2023

On July 14th, climate experts and leaders from NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) announced that July 2023 had become

High temperatures have become all too familiar for anyone who experienced scorching heatwaves last month. However, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson emphasized that the global temperature rise is also a contributing factor to natural disasters like the floods in Vermont or, most recently, the deadly wildfires in Hawaii.

"And of course, as we've seen upfront, the wildfires, as they're going on in Hawaii, partly driven by a hurricane coming across the Pacific from the Bering Sea," stated Bill Nelson.

The fast-spreading and ferocious flames consumed a coastal town on Maui, turning into the most severe natural disaster in Hawaii. This wildfire also marked

Both local and global changes have played a role in the genesis of this wildfire catastrophe.

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