In the aftermath of the Maui fires, government now looks to better understand the conditions that led to the disaster. (U.S. Department of Defense photo) As the island of Maui continues to sift through the rubble of the most devastating wildfires in Hawaii's history, many residents say they never saw it coming. The disaster, however, wasn't entirely without warning, said University of Virginia engineering professor Venkataraman Lakshmi, who is also president-elect of the hydrology section of the American Geophysical Union.

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