The wind-whipped fires in Maui spread swiftly and created a deadly tinderbox, overwhelming residents and local officials in one of the nation바카라 게임 웹사이트�s deadliest wildfires.바카라 게임 웹사이트�It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s very strange to hear about severe wildfires in Hawaii 바카라 게임 웹사이트� a wet, tropical island 바카라 게임 웹사이트� but strange events are becoming more common with climate change,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Jennifer Marlon, a research scientist and lecturer at the Yale School of the Environment, told CNN.Fueled by a combination of strong winds and dry conditions 바카라 게임 웹사이트� and complicated by the island바카라 게임 웹사이트�s geography 바카라 게임 웹사이트� the fires have killed at least 36 people.바카라 게임 웹사이트�For those of us who바카라 게임 웹사이트�ve been working on this problem, it just makes us feel sick,바카라 게임 웹사이트� said Clay Trauernicht, an assistant specialist who studies tropical fire at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.Maui바카라 게임 웹사이트�s wildfire appears to be one of the deadliest in modern US history. The fire already ranks as the second deadliest in the past 100 years, trailing California바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Camp fire, which killed 85 people in November 2018, according to CalFire.Trauernicht said it was by far the deadliest wildfire in Hawaii바카라 게임 웹사이트�s history.These are some factors making it difficult to combat the fires that have plunged a state known for its stunning natural beauty into an unprecedented crisis:Drought contributes to fire spreadDrought worsened in Hawaii over the past week, leading to fire spread, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor released Thursday. Severe level drought conditions in Maui County ticked up to 16% from 5% last week, while statewide moderate drought levels jumped to 14% from 6%.Dried-out land and vegetation can provide fuel for wildfires, which then can swiftly turn deadly if strong winds help fan the flames toward communities.바카라 게임 웹사이트�It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s more a fuels problem than a climate problem 바카라 게임 웹사이트� which means that it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a problem we can tackle,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Trauernicht said in a phone interview.바카라 게임 웹사이트�There are tangible actions that we could be taking that would reduce the risk of something like this happening in the future,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he added, referring to measures such as the creation of fuelbreaks to reduce fire-prone vegetation and support for agricultural land use.바카라 게임 웹사이트�It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a priority when the fires are burning. But at that point, it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s too late.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Video below: Shock, sadness as travelers return from HawaiiWhile scientists try to fully understand how the climate crisis will affect Hawaii, they have said drought will get worse as global temperatures rise: Warmer temperatures increase the amount of water the atmosphere can absorb 바카라 게임 웹사이트� which then dries out the landscape.Drought conditions are becoming more extreme and common in Hawaii and other Pacific Islands, according to the Fourth U.S. National Climate Assessment, released in 2018. Rainfall has generally been decreasing in Hawaii over time, with the number of consecutive dry days increasing, scientists noted in the report.And the climate crisis has caused droughts that previously may have occurred only once every decade to now happen 70% more frequently, global scientists reported in 2021.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Combining abundant fuels with heat, drought, and strong wind gusts is a perfect recipe for out-of-control fires,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Marlon said by email.바카라 게임 웹사이트�But this is what climate change is doing 바카라 게임 웹사이트� it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s super-charging extreme weather. This is yet another example of what human-caused climate change increasingly looks like.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Hurricane-related winds fuel fire weather conditionsHurricane Dora, a fast-moving and powerful Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 140 mph, isn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t helping matters.As the storm roared south of Hawaii, a strong high-pressure system stayed in place to the north, with the two forces combining to produce 바카라 게임 웹사이트�very strong and damaging winds,바카라 게임 웹사이트� according to the National Weather Service.바카라 게임 웹사이트�These strong winds coupled with low humidity levels are producing dangerous fire weather conditions바카라 게임 웹사이트� through Wednesday afternoon, the weather service said.Video below: Drone video shows wildfires in MauiThe high winds, ongoing drought conditions and dry relative humidity are 바카라 게임 웹사이트�ingredients to spark those fires and to fan the flames,바카라 게임 웹사이트� CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam said.바카라 게임 웹사이트�The problem is that this wind 바카라 게임 웹사이트� similar to, let바카라 게임 웹사이트�s say, Santa Ana winds in Southern California 바카라 게임 웹사이트� is that it dries out and it warms up as it (travels down) the mountains, and it creates these very dry, timber-like conditions,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he said.Hurricane Lane in 2018 was also associated with large fires on Maui and Oahu, noted Abby Frazier, a climatologist and geographer at Clark University in Massachusetts.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Wildfire is a bigger issue in Hawaii than many people may realize,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Frazier said via email from Hawaii, where she has been working on a research project in Oahu.바카라 게임 웹사이트�During the wet season, fuels are built up and then dry out over the dry season,바카라 게임 웹사이트� she added. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�When you combine these dry fuels with the high winds and low humidity we have right now from Hurricane Dora, we have extremely dangerous fire weather.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Another compounding factor is El Niño, Frazier said. The climate pattern originates in the Pacific Ocean along the equator and impacts weather all over the world.바카라 게임 웹사이트�This means higher than usual hurricane activity in the central Pacific this summer,바카라 게임 웹사이트� she wrote.바카라 게임 웹사이트�While we tend to see wetter conditions during El Nino summers (which builds up fire fuels), Hawaii should expect drought conditions likely this winter, which will dry out the fuels and usually leads to an earlier start to our fire season for next year.바카라 게임 웹사이트�How the land is used has changedNonnative species now cover nearly a quarter of Hawaii바카라 게임 웹사이트�s total land area, and invasive grasses and shrubs become highly flammable in the dry season, Trauernicht said.Hawaii also has lost large plantations and ranches, with fire-prone grasses overtaking fallow lands, he said.바카라 게임 웹사이트�When plantations were active, firefighters would show up on scene 바카라 게임 웹사이트� people would be there opening the gates, all the roads were maintained, there was water infrastructure and equipment. And they would have support from the people working on these plantations,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Trauernicht said.바카라 게임 웹사이트�As that has changed, and land use has changed. It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s all on the firefighters right now.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Hawaii also has suffered from dramatic shifts in rainfall patterns.The area burned each year in Hawaii is now about 1% of the state바카라 게임 웹사이트�s total land area 바카라 게임 웹사이트� comparable to and often exceeding the 12 Western states on the mainland where fires are most common, according to Trauernicht and the Pacific Fire Exchange.Video below: Aerial video over western Maui shows fire damage to Lahaina areaGeography and limited resources stymie firefightingThe geography of Hawaii 바카라 게임 웹사이트� an island chain in the Pacific 바카라 게임 웹사이트� and limited firefighting resources also complicate efforts.Personnel at the state Division of Forestry and Wildlife are primarily natural resource managers, foresters, biologists and technicians 바카라 게임 웹사이트� not full-time wildland firefighters, according to the agency website.바카라 게임 웹사이트�West Maui is kind of a perfect example 바카라 게임 웹사이트� one highway through the whole place,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Trauernicht told CNN. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Our resources are limited to what바카라 게임 웹사이트�s on island. The resources 바카라 게임 웹사이트� are going to be spread thin.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Fewer than 300 firefighting personnel responded to the state바카라 게임 웹사이트�s second-largest fire, on the Big Island in 2021, Trauernicht said.바카라 게임 웹사이트�If you compare that to the mainland, there would have been probably a couple of thousand firefighters,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he said.바카라 게임 웹사이트�That gives you a sense of the kind of 바카라 게임 웹사이트� limitations that we have here. This fire right now, I guarantee it, anyone who바카라 게임 웹사이트�s available to respond is responding. We don바카라 게임 웹사이트�t really have the ability to definitely bring in resources from other states. That바카라 게임 웹사이트�s not happening.바카라 게임 웹사이트�By Thursday, meanwhile, the wildfires had killed at least 53 people on the island, compared to six deaths reported just a day earlier.바카라 게임 웹사이트�I think this is going to be far worse than anything we바카라 게임 웹사이트�ve ever seen, unfortunately,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Trauernicht said.Despite warnings it seems many were taken by surprise.바카라 게임 웹사이트�The National Weather Service issued a kind of heads up. We had a few days lead time about the weather conditions,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Trauernicht said.바카라 게임 웹사이트�We anticipated the high winds and dry conditions. But managing fuels at the scale in which we need to, those are actions that need to be taken at minimum months in advance of these fires and these conditions.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Longer-term planning and prevention efforts are needed to fight the growth of invasive grasses and shrubs, Trauernicht said.바카라 게임 웹사이트�This is something that we바카라 게임 웹사이트�ve been saying for decades,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�We can create landscapes that are far less likely to burn, far less sensitive to these fluctuations in climate or in weather that create such dangerous conditions.바카라 게임 웹사이트�We sort of owe it to these guys that are fighting this thing right now.바카라 게임 웹사이트�