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Hurricane Lowell leaves trail of destruction across Kauai - NBC News
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Liz Kreutz, Denise Chow
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Hurricane Lowell has caused significant destruction across Kauai, with heavy rainfall and high winds impacting multiple Hawaiian islands. Preliminary reports indicate widespread inundation and infrastructure damage.
Why it matters
Severe weather events like Hurricane Lowell underscore the increasing vulnerability of island communities to extreme climate-related disasters.
Other islands were also battered, including Oahu, where maximum wind gusts topped 50 mph.
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