The death toll on the island of Maui at the hands of a devastating and relentless wildfire has sadly passed 100, it has been confirmed.
The fires ripped through the island after a conflagration engulfed the historic town of Lahaina, which was intensified by nearly a fifth of Maui declared in severe drought and a hurricane passing the south of a island, creating strong winds.
Katharine Hayhoe, the chief scientist at the Nature Conservancy, said “Climate change doesn’t usually start the fires; but it intensifies them, increasing the area they burn and making them much more dangerous.”
You can help those in need following the fires by donating to American Red Cross.
