Why climate change can't be blamed entirely for the Maui wildfires

Climate change may have amplified the conditions that led to the deadly inferno on the Hawaiian island of Maui but it cannot be blamed entirely.

An unknown spark quickly set parts of the island ablaze on Aug. 8, sending flames fueled by a combination of strong trade winds and a landscape parched by drought conditions through the historic Lahaina district and people's homes.

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On Sunday, Hawaii Gov. Joshua Green likened the level of devastation that occurred as a consequence of climate change.

"That level of destruction, and a fire hurricane, something new to us in this age of global warming, was the ultimate reason that so many people perished," Green said.