Toxic sediments and other burned materials have been released into the waters surrounding the islands.
Hawaii’s coral could also be exposed to other hazards. Boats
were docked near Lahaina, a town in West Maui that was especially devastated. Some of the damaged boats have leaked oil into the water, the Garden Island Newspaper . Officials are also worried about toxic materials inside of burned homes that have joined the sediment runoff into the ocean.“We don’t know what was in those houses, and a lot of times when things burn and when they mix together, they can form other things that can be dangerous,” U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Strike Team Lieutenant Trent Brown, told the Garden Island.” near storm drain outflows. These booms create a floating barrier in the water to stop contaminants from moving around.
, which is near Maui, is home to one of the largest manta ray populations in the U.S. But their numbers have been declining, which makes protecting that reef especially urgent,Sadly, these coral reefs have already faced a number of climate change dangers before this month’s fires. Hotter-than-averagecoral is bleached
, it means that it is stressed which causes it to expel the algae responsible for their color. Some bleached coral does eventually recover, but it’s
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