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| The devastating reality behind surge in deaths on popular Hawaiian island |
| 2025-08-23 |
| [DM] Deaths in one of the world's most popular tourist destinations surged in 2023, and scientists have finally figured out why. In August 2023, six wildfires ripped through Hawaii's island of Maui, including the resort town of Lāhainā, killing 102 people, destroying almost 3,000 buildings and burning more than 2,000 acres. Researchers at NYU Grossman calculated excess deaths for the fires, or how many more people died in Maui than what's expected under normal circumstances, by comparing the five-year average for deaths in August to the number recorded in the same month in 2023. Overall, they said there was a 67 percent spike in excess deaths in that month, or 86 more fatalities than expected, with 205 deaths recorded compared to the 123 expected. In the week of August 19, they found that deaths spiked 367 percent alone, with 67 more deaths than expected. Researchers said the rise was likely due to burns and asphyxiation from the fires, but also attributed the increase to overstretched emergency services and blocked roads leading to problems reaching patients. They added that there may have been a drop in deaths from other causes, such as car crashes, at the time of the fires. Their study also only considered one month, whereas the official toll may have included fatalities that occurred later. Michelle Nakatsuka, a medical student who led the study, said: 'Wildfires can cause a measurable, population-wide increase in mortality, beyond what is captured in official counts. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #3 After Katrina departed New Orleans, the real surge in excess deaths began. A longlasting failure of electric power there meant no AC. No AC in an elderly population meant deaths from the heat. I recollect but have no link to news articles showing most of the post Katrina deaths were among the elderly. Elderly are also highly likely to be unaware of dangerous levels of heat until they collapse from it. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2025-08-23 13:50 |
| #2 Kinda like the way deaths surged in the New Orleans area after Katrina. Even after surviving the disaster, trying to start over was more than a lot of people were ready for. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2025-08-23 08:41 |
| #1 BTW: What happen to the Federal Arson investigations for the August 2023 Hawaiian Wild Fires and the 2024 California Wild Fires? Plus, was any reports released about the Land buying shell companies, and Elite owner names? |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2025-08-23 07:00 |