Hawaii’s landscape has been rapidly changing for the last 200 years thanks to plantations, tourism, and climate change. A reporter and climatologist explain how those factors fueled one of the worst wildfires in US history.
Today’s show was produced by Siona Peterous and Haleema Shah, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Davi ... Show More
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What Lahaina Lost in Hawaii’s Wildfires
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Another Take: After the Maui fires, has more Hawaiian heritage been lost?
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