‘A perfect storm’: Hawaii firefighters confront Big Island’s largest wildfire in history

As immediate danger recedes, blaze serves as a warning of what's to come amid worsening climate crisis

Firefighters on Hawaii's Big Island in recent days battled the biggest brush fire that has ever burned on the island, wrangling a blaze that has torched more than 62 sq miles (160 sq km) and destroyed two homes.

The dangers posed by the fire receded on Tuesday, allowing for evacuation orders that had forced thousands to empty their homes to be lifted.