{"id":9984,"date":"2023-09-04T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/?p=9984"},"modified":"2023-08-25T09:30:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T09:30:27","slug":"hawaiis-climate-future-dry-regions-get-drier-with-global-warming-increasing-fire-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/hawaiis-climate-future-dry-regions-get-drier-with-global-warming-increasing-fire-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii\u2019s climate future: Dry regions get drier with global warming, increasing fire\u00a0risk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Hawaii has very dry landscapes, such as parts of the west coast of Oahu.\n Maria Ermolova\/iStock\/Getty Images Plus<\/a><\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n\nKevin Hamilton<\/a>, University of Hawaii<\/a><\/em><\/span>\n\n

The islands of Hawaii are world renowned for their generally pleasant and tranquil weather. However, the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire tragedy on Maui<\/a> was a stark reminder that Hawaii also can experience drought and hot, dry, windy weather, providing the conditions for destructive fires. <\/p>\n\n

Hawaii has seen a generally rising trend<\/a> in the amount of land that burns<\/a> each year as the local climate warms<\/a>. Climate change was one of several contributors<\/a> to Maui\u2019s wildfire catastrophe, and rising temperatures and associated rainfall changes are expected to increase the islands\u2019 fire risk. These changing weather patterns will also affect Hawaii\u2019s ecosystems and freshwater resources. <\/p>\n\n

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