What My Experience Preventing Wildfires in Colorado Taught Me About Maui and Climate Change

What My Experience Preventing Wildfires in Colorado Taught Me About Maui and Climate Change
In an aerial view, what is left of homes and businesses destroyed by a wildfire, in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Aug. 11, 2023. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Tyler O’Neil
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The devastating fire that ravaged the Maui community of Lahaina has claimed the lives of more than 100 people, and more than 300 remain unaccounted for. Many on the left—Hawaii’s governor included—have claimed that man-made “climate change” is ultimately responsible for the most deadly fire in a century, but I know from personal experience that factors on the ground, more than some nebulous global trend, are far more important when it comes to preventing wildfires from spreading.
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