Bushfires
Western Power faces charges over WA bushfire
Western Power is once again facing allegations its network was responsible for starting an out of control bushfire in 2022.
- by Sarah Brookes
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In Maui, a search for normalcy after the wildfire horror
While the search effort in Lahaina continues, life ticks on in most other parts of Maui, forcing residents to make sense of loss and death alongside life and tourism.
- by Damien Cave
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Climate policy
How surging insurance bills could help us deal with climate change
Insurance increases – and some areas being declared uninsurable – are a price signal from a hotter, riskier planet. Will they end up driving our adaptation to the climate crisis?
- by Liam Mannix
Aussies among those helping Hawaii fire response amid ‘pure devastation’
A massive community effort is under way as search and rescue missions on Maui continue.
- by Alex Crowe
Burnt cars, empty streets: Hawaii wildfire aftermath seen from above
On the ground many families are already confronting a painful reality: their loved ones did not make it out alive.
- by Bobby Caina Calvan and Giovanna Dell'Orto
In search for Hawaii fires cause, lawyers probe power lines
Michael Wara, a wildfire expert, said there is “no question” that the utility should have cut power to reduce wildfire risk with the forecast of gusty winds.
- by Mark Chediak and Jef Feeley
Death toll from Maui fires rises, as damages bill forecast to top $8 billion
The scale of the damage came into sharper focus as search teams with cadaver dogs sifted through the ruins of the historic resort town of Lahaina.
- by Mike Blake and Marco Garcia
Warning sirens did not sound on Maui, Hawaii official confirms
Residents who survived the fire have wondered aloud why no one activated the sirens, which emit noises at a higher decibel level than a loud rock concert.
- by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Serge F. Kovaleski
In Maui wildfires, communication failed. Chaos overtook Lahaina along with the flames
In the hours before a wildfire engulfed Lahaina, Maui County officials failed to activate sirens that would have warned the entire population of the approaching flames.
- by Rebecca Boone, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Audrey McAvoy
Toll from Hawaii fires rises as survivors return to assess the damage
Residents of the historic town of Lahaina were getting their first opportunity to re-enter their ravaged suburbs, but there are concerns more fires could break out.
- by Jill Cowan, Mike Baker and Mitch Smith
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Maui fires
‘We’re heartsick’: Fires reduce Hawaiian town to wasteland as questions raised over lack of warning
Footage from Lahaina shows residents’ desperate escapes and war-like devastation. But records show no indication that sirens were triggered.
- by Ty O’neil and Claire Rush