WHEN Hawaii’s last sugar cane plantation shut down in Maui in 2016, it marked the end of an era when sugar reigned supreme in the archipelago’s economy. But the last harvest at the 14,500ha plantation underscored another pivotal shift: the relentless spread of extremely flammable, non-native grasses on idle lands where cash crops once flourished. Read full story
Source : https://www.thestar.com.my/news/focus/2023/10/27/deadly-fire—and-alien-grass
