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    Hurricane Wipes 11-Acre Hawaiian Island Off The Map

    Satellite photos show only a few slivers of land where Hawaii's East Island once was.
    Oct 26, 2018 2 minutes
    Hawaii's East island before Hurricane Walaka (left) and after (right). (Courtesy of Chip Fletcher)

    Satellite photos taken this month show only a few slivers of land where Hawaii’s 11-acre East Island once stood.

    Hurricane Walaka, which wiped the island off the map, was just the latest powerful storm in an unusually intense Pacific hurricane season. Climate scientists say a warming ocean could be to blame.

    , a climate scientist at the University of Hawaii who visited the

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