New research reveals how hurricane Lane brought fire and rain to Hawaiian islands
Tuesday, July 21, 2020 - 10:10
in Earth & Climate
Hurricane Lane was an impactful event for the Hawaiian Islands. In August 2018, over a four-day period, the island of Hawai'i received an average of 17 inches of rainfall, with a four-day single-station maximum of 57 inches, making Hurricane Lane the wettest tropical cyclone ever recorded in Hawai'i. A recently published study, led by University of Hawai'i at Mānoa researchers, details the compounding hazards—fire and rain—produced by the storm.