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In August of 2023, the town of Lahaina on the island of Maui experience a fast moving and powerful fire. This fire was possible due to prolonged drought conditions consistent with climate change. In addition, there were very high winds that caused the fire to spread increadibly quickly.

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This is one of many "rare" events that are becoming more common. In December of 2021, the Marshall Fire in Louisville, CO quickly moved through neighborhoods destroying many homes. There was also the Camp Fire in California in 2018. All of these were deemed "unprecidented," however these events are more common.

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Over 100 people are confirmed to have lost their lives in this fire and aboout 1,000 people remain missing.

Some are estimating that the fire caused over 5.5 billion dollars in damages

There are many environmental impacts from toxic leaks from destroyed infrastructure to ash in the ocean which will harm coral.

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One impact to the nation is that insurance companies no longer provide protection for homeowners due to increased disasters.

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It's not just State Farm. Allstate no longer sells new home insurance policies in California

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Allstate tells regulators it has stopped selling new home insurance policies in California. State Farm said it's no longer accepting new applications.

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This makes me feel sad and a bit concerned. There were so many lives lost and events like this are happening more frequently.

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This fire destroyed more than 2,500 acres

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Maui Wildfires Latest: Lahaina Reopens to Residents

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Some Lahaina residents will be allowed to visit what’s left of their homes for the first time since wildfires swept across Maui.

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I can reduce my carbon emissions by walking and biking more and eating less meat to reduce my personal contribution to climate change.

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This makes me think about how humans struggle to see the impact of climate change until something really tragic happens. I hope we can do more before the next terrible event occurs.