Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch

Maui Wildfires

Satellite visuals created in CIRA’s Satellite Library were downloaded and featured in several news articles to highlight the devastating wildfires in Maui, Hawaii. More information and links can be found below. (POC: S. Miller, steven.miller@colostate.edu, D. Smith, dakota.smith@colostate.edu, K. Erickson, kim.erickson@colostate.edu, J. Reiter, josh.reiter@colostate.edu, CIRA,) Funding: GOES-R

NBC News: “Maui Fires: 6 dead, at least 171 structures impacted as Hawaii battle blazes”,https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/lahaina-maui-fires-live-updates-rcna98986

The Weather Channel: “Deadly Maui Fires Destroy Lahaina Town”, https://weather.com/news/news/2023-08-09-hawaii-wildfires-maui-lahaina-hurricane-dora

New York Times: “Maui Town Is Devastated by Deadliest Wildfire to Strike Hawaii”,https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/us/hurricane-dora-hawaii-wildfires.html

Yahoo!: “Maui Wildfires Appear on Satellite Imagery”, https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/maui-wildfires-appear-satellite-imagery-160749891.html

CNN: “Deadly Wildfires Burning Across Maui Prompt Evacuations”, https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/maui-wildfires-08-09-23#h_f06aa706d9feaad664841a88f0a87f88

Space.com: “Aftermath of Hawaii’s deadly wildfire inferno revealed in gut-wrenching satellite images”,https://www.space.com/hawaii-wildfire-destruction-satellite-images