‘Storm fatigue’: Hawaiians reeling from back-to-back hurricanes as Nolo’s threats diminish - NBC News
Hawaii is experiencing 'storm fatigue' as the state faces its third hurricane threat in recent weeks. While no major damage or deaths were reported from Hurricane Nolo, residents are still recovering from the catastrophic flooding caused by previous storms.
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The increasing frequency of extreme weather events highlights the growing impact of climate change on vulnerable island communities and the strain on emergency response resources.
HILO, Hawaii — Hawaiians have storm fatigue, Hilo’s mayor said Sunday, as the third hurricane to approach the islands in recent weeks continues to spin offshore. The relatively calm state has been battered by the effects of multiple hurricanes, including Lala, Lowell and now Nolo, as the eastern and central Pacific have churned out at least 19 named storms. None of the three hurricanes has made landfall in Hawaii. “So there’s storm fatigue and there’s some PTSD,” Mayor Kimo Alameda told NBC News on Sunday. “I mean, you know, there’s a lot of anxiety around the weather now. You know, a lot of our folks out in the south side, they experienced, you know, catastrophic flooding,” he said, referring to the impacts of Hurricane Lala last month. That storm killed two people, Alameda said, and damaged more than 200 homes without making landfall. Gov.
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