Hawaii fires: Maui death toll climbs to 80 By Max Matza and Holly Honderich Maui, Hawaii Eighty people have now been confirmed to have been killed by wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui, officials say. There are fears the numbers will rise further, as hundreds are still uncontactable. Firefighters have been trying to contain fires …
August 2023 archive
Aug 11 2023
Six In The Morning Friday 11 August 2023
Town ‘absolutely gone’ as Hawaii fires kill 55 Summary The number of people killed in the Hawaii wildfires has risen to 55, and hundreds more are said to be missing on the island of Maui State governor Josh Green has called the fires “catastrophic” and probably the largest natural disaster in Hawaii’s history Survivors have …
Aug 10 2023
Six In The Morning Thursday 10 August 2023
Thirty-six dead as Hawaii fires burn through resort town Summary At least 36 people have died in wildfires sweeping through the Hawaiian island of Maui Authorities say it’s too early to know the extent of the damage, but at least 270 buildings have been destroyed The historic town of Lahaina, a famous tourism area on …
Aug 09 2023
Six In The Morning Wednesday 9 August 2023
Hawaii wildfires: Residents flee into sea to escape blazes By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News Residents of a Hawaiian town were reportedly forced to jump into the sea to escape flames as fierce wildfires sweep across parts of Maui. Local media reported “apocalyptic scenes” in Lahaina, parts of which were destroyed or severely damaged by the …
Aug 08 2023
Six In The Morning Tuesday 8 August 2023
July hit a crucial warming threshold that scientists have warned the world should stay under By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Published 4:00 AM EDT, Tue August 8, 2023 The world got its first preview last month of what summer will be like at 1.5 degrees of global warming — a threshold that scientists warn the planet should stay under, yet …
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