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After the active spell in July, which saw 13 per cent higher than normal rains, the monsoon has been weak in the first half of August, with countrywide rainfall reportedly remaining 35 per cent below LPA
>> well, it is obviously good news that hurricane dora has moved away, the high pressure has moved away, the high pressure gradient making the move over hawaii is now gone. it is and gone though is this rainfall deficit. 80% of hawaii in some type of rainfall deficit, and more importantly, in maui county, 16% of the area there under severe drought, and even in the dry areas of maui, just to the west of holly. you say dry areas? our their dry areas in hawaii, it's just a rain forest. no, it's not. only one side of every distinct volcano is here. the other side, that is where it is dry. all most...
They say hundreds of people jumped in the water. >> you personally lost crops? >> i lost nothing compared to what people lost. i lost farm stuff and food and whatever tiny little things compared to what people lost. people lost their family, they lost their houses. everything we've seen, all the landmarks, everything we've seen for years, history, it's all gone. >> extraordinary. bill weir, thank you so much. here's one bit of good news. officials say the wildfires on maui are now 80% contained and the winds that fuelled the flames are gradually decreasing. cnn meteorologist chad myers reports...
