There's little that separates the ocean from the 2,200 burned buildings in Lahaina. Officials are working to block runoff that could harm the coral reefs offshore.
The extreme wildfire that hit Lahaina burned all the way to the coast. As the clean up continues, rainstorms could wash toxic runoff into the ocean.The extreme wildfire that hit Lahaina burned all the way to the coast. As the clean up continues, rainstorms could wash toxic runoff into the ocean.With more than 2,200 homes and buildings destroyed in Lahaina, Maui, the rubble and ash will take months to clean up.
State and federal agencies are now installing barriers to catch debris, as well as putting monitoring equipment in the ocean to measure the impact on the ecosystem. The toll the runoff could take is unknown, since there are few examples of such an extreme fire burning so close to a tropical reef. Long tubes of organic matter are being installed around storm drains in Lahaina to filter the runoff in burned areas.Long tubes of organic matter are being installed around storm drains in Lahaina to filter the runoff in burned areas.As the fire hit wood buildings in downtown Lahaina, high winds stoked flames that reached extreme temperatures. The resulting wreckage holds a vast amount of chemicals and metals.
County workers have been installing barriers around storm drain openings, using long sausage-like tubes of organic material. They're designed to both catch large debris and filter some of the water passing through them. The U.S. Coast Guard is also putting absorbent booms in the ocean around the stormwater outlets, which capture oil.
Marine experts are concerned that heavy metals and chemicals could get into the ocean's food chain, as well as harm the coral reef itself.Marine experts are concerned that heavy metals and chemicals could get into the ocean's food chain, as well as harm the coral reef itself."It's an incredibly tragic incident, but these kinds of things are projected to occur in greater frequency and magnitude in the future," Stolazzi says.
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