Abraham Snake Ah Hee is worried the water fronting his Maui hometown may not be safe after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century scorched more than 2,000 buildings in August and left behind piles of toxic debris.
Scientists are using the Maui wildfire as an opportunity to study the impact of chemicals and metals on delicate reef ecosystems, a unique case of a large urban fire burning next to a coral reef.
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