Parched fields and damaging blazes: The Northeast drought and wildfires …
15 hours ago · Drought has parched the Northeast U.S. for weeks, draining reservoirs, priming the landscape for damaging wildfires and pushing politicians to implement water-saving measures. More than 58% of the ...
Updated drought map shows worsening conditions in Northeast as fire …
14 hours ago · An area burns from the Jennings Creek Wildfire, Nov. 13, 2024, in Greenwood Lake, N.Y. An extended drought has helped fuel the Jennings Creek Wildfire on the New York/New Jersey border, which has ...
New York Faces Worst Wildfire Season in Over a Decade Amid Drought …
22 hours ago · New York Is Facing Its Worst Wildfire Season in More Than a Decade. A New York City Fire Department boat works to put out a brush fire in Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan, New York, on Nov. 13. New ...
The East Coast's wildfire season is dragging into winter due to
1 day ago · Fire officials say they've stopped the spread of the deadly Jennings Creek wildfire that's burning in rugged terrain on the New York-New Jersey border. But drought is causing more fires.
As Northeast wildfires rage, is there a drought-buster in sight?
2 days ago · USA TODAY. 0:04. 0:59. The historic drought that for weeks has showered a swath of the nation from Virginia through New England with red flag wildfire warnings shows no signs of easing soon − ...
Historic drought fuels blazes across Northeast as wildfires burn …
4 days ago · Firefighters on both coasts were battling wildland blazes Monday after thousands of acres burned in New Jersey amid a historic drought and after strong winds last week sent a blaze howling...
Drought plagues most of Northeast, bringing high fire risk - NBC News
Nov 7, 2024 · Dry, unseasonably warm conditions have plunged much of the Northeast into drought, fueling wildfires. October was one of the driest months on record in the U.S.
New Jersey will issue a drought warning after driest October ever …
2 days ago · BRICK, N.J. (AP) — With wildfires burning after its driest September and October ever, New Jersey will issue a drought warning, a step that could eventually lead to mandatory water restrictions if significant rain doesn’t fall soon. The state Department of Environmental Protection held an online hearing Tuesday on the conditions.
Northeast wildfires: New York park employee killed as drought …
4 days ago · MORRISTOWN, N.J. − A parks employee was killed battling blazes that stretched from New Jersey into New York over the weekend as historic drought conditions intensified a stranglehold across the...
2 charged with setting some Northeast wildfires amid New ... - ABC News
1 day ago · BRICK, N.J. -- New Jersey's governor declared a drought warning. Black Hawk helicopters scooped water from a lake to dump on a burning forest in New York state. A park in Manhattan caught fire ...