Laura Helmuth
Some people on Maui fled into the ocean to avoid the flames. Here's why the fires are spreading so quickly and why they're so hard to fight https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-caused-mauis-apocalyptic-wildfires/
What Caused Maui’s Devastating Wildfires?

Dry conditions and strong winds set the stage for the disastrous wildfires that tore through the historic town of Lahaina and other areas of Hawaii

Scientific American
Aug 9, 2023 at 5:59pmWeb
Show threadFrances LarinaAug 10, 2023

@laurahelmuth

tl;dr - Drought.
Global Warming.
Climate Chaos.
Governments unwilling to rein in capitalism.

This is not "the future if we don't stop", it is now. We are in that future.