In the wake of the devastating Hawaii wildfires, experts fear that the blazes have left behind a “massive wasteland” that could spur a broader environmental catastrophe, harming native fauna and coral reefs.
water temperatures. The reefs also face myriad threats such as increased coastal development, pollution and overfishing.
The fires could also pose a threat to the native vegetation on land, though experts said that in some regards, the factors that have made the wildfires so devastating will also blunt their impacts to native flora and fauna.by a dried-out landscape and the spread of flammable invasive grasses across abandoned farm fields. Smith said the absence of the same rains that proved so elusive in alleviating dry conditions could help prevent runoff from the oceans into the water.
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