Wildfires are becoming more frequent and more intense.

Fire seasons are hotter, drier, and longer.

This year alone, we've seen fires in Greece, Italy, Canada, California, and Hawaii.

Although climate change is making wildfires worse, what sets them off remains the same.

Wildfires have a number of causes, they can occur naturally as a result of lightning

strikes, they can occur wind sparks from a campfire, catch wind, they can occur as a result

of automobile accidents, they can occur as a result of arson, and they can occur when

power lines fail.

Our colleague, Catherine Blunt, has been reporting on the possible sources of the wildfires

on Maui.

The causes are still unknown, but mounting evidence suggests the role of downed power lines.

The potential new signs about what may have sparked Maui's devastating wildfires.

There were reportedly serious faults on the power lines in the area where the fire started.

Downed power lines sparking fires as extreme winds came through.

Maui's power grid is run by Hawaiian electric, the state's main power company.

For years, the utility set would update its power lines to prevent sparks that could

cause fires, but it didn't make a lot of progress.

Now, the utility is facing increasing scrutiny and lawsuits over its lack of action ahead

of the fires.

Hawaiian electric said it would do more, however, the company moved fairly slowly.

And you know, it's not necessarily an outlier in that way, and there's an unfortunate

reality that it often takes a disaster in order to really kick a company into high

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