WASHINGTON: After a catastrophic wildfire that killed more than 100 people in Hawaii, eyes have turned toward an unexpected culprit: invasive grass sp...
LAHAINA, HAWAII - AUGUST 17: Search and rescue crews look through the remains of a neighborhood on August 17, 2023 in Lahaina, Hawaii. AFPPIX: After a catastrophic wildfire that killed more than 100 people in Hawaii, eyes have turned toward an unexpected culprit: invasive grass species that have spread massively over the archipelago for decades, serving as the perfect fuel.
“They make conditions that are more conducive to more fire, and all of a sudden, we just have a lot more fire.” In Hawaii, the demise of sugar cane plantations in the 1990s as a result of globalization had disastrous consequences: huge tracts of land were abandoned, allowing the invasive species an opening.
The Maui County report recommended “an aggressive plan to replace these hazardous fuel sources with native plants to reduce combustible fuel while increasing water retention.”The problem isn’t confined to Hawaii. Over in the mainland United States, “the deserts of the West and the conifer forests, and then the shrub lands in the coastal zone, invasive grasses are here to stay, they’re now part of the ecosystem,“ said D’Antonio.
“ not making the mistake of calling it a natural disaster because there’s almost nothing natural about it,“ emphasizes the scientist.
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