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Question 1. According to Kolbert, why were Lahaina and Maui vulnerable to devastating wildfires earlier this month? Make note of at least two factors that Kolbert claims as reasons why Lahaina and Maui were vulnerable, and provide a summary of what she says about each factor. As part of your summaries, indicate the paragraph or paragraphs where each factor is discussed. * Each paragraph is identified by a "pilcrow" or paragraph symbol -- ¶. In your response, you can type "para." instead of using the symbol -- making "¶ 04" into "para. 4," for example.

Question 2. What is meant in the story by "unnatural disaster"? What difference does the article make between an unnatural disaster and a natural disaster?

Question 3. Considering the entire essay, how would you summarize Kolbert's perspective or argument about the effects of climate change? As part of this summary, include at least one direct quotation from the essay that's relevant to what you are summarizing. After the quotation, provide an in-text reference citation that notes the paragraph from which the quotation has been taken -- for example (Kolbert para. 05).

Question 4. At different points in the essay, Kolbert refers to a specific animal species -- the alala. How does Kolbert use this animal as an analogy or a metaphor in the essay? What purpose does it serve in illustrating the representation(s) that she's making?