Wildfires and Drought Ravage Northeast

Parched fields and damaging blazes: The Northeast drought and wildfires in photos
Parched fields and damaging blazes: The Northeast drought and wildfires in photos More than 58% of the Northeast is in moderate drought or worse, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Wildfires and Drought Ravage the Northeast, in Maps
Wildfires in New York City. Extreme drought in New Jersey. Millions of residents in several states urged to cut back water usage. This fall’s unseasonably warm weather has led to severely dry conditions with effects rippling throughout the Northeast.
Drought warnings issued across Northeast as wildfires burn
Conditions in some northeast states are the driest they've been in nearly 120 years as numerous wildfires continue to burn.
As Northeast wildfires keep igniting, is there a drought-buster in sight?
Some of the hardest hit areas could require 7 inches or more of rain to end the dry spell fueling East Coast wildfires this fall.
New Jersey moves to drought warning, as wildfires rage
The drought warning is N.J.'s first in nearly a decade. Officials urged voluntary conservation and water systems face additional oversight.
New Jersey will issue a drought warning after driest October ever and as wildfires rage
New Jersey is issuing a drought warning after its driest September and October ever. That could could eventually lead to mandatory water restrictions if dry conditions don’t end.
2 charged with setting some Northeast wildfires amid NJ drought warning
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. And authorities in two states revealed criminal charges Wednesday against people accused of setting some of the wildfires that have plagued the northeast U.
2 charged with setting some Northeast wildfires amid New Jersey drought warning, blazes out West
The actions came as conditions in some northeast states are the driest they've been in nearly 120 years as numerous wildfires continue to burn in places that haven't seen significant rain since August.
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Gene Column: A drought in Massachusetts brings about wildfire warnings and memories of 1963
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Drought warning declared in New Jersey amid persistent dry conditions, wildfires
New Jersey has declared a drought warning as dry conditions continue, asking residents to conserve water voluntarily.
Drought warning declared in N.J. as water storage levels drop, wildfires rage
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The threat of wildfires is growing as drought is now rated ‘severe’ in most of the Berkshires
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As wildfires rage, NJ is now in a drought warning, Gov. Phil Murphy says. What it means
Due to an unprecedented streak of dry weather and higher than usual temperatures that are fueling wildfires, Gov. Phil ...
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‘Dante’s inferno’: Wildfires scorch New York amid historic drought
For millions of New Yorkers in the concrete jungle and beyond, the spate of wildfires at their backdoor was unthinkable.
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New York farmers brace for more wildfires as dry conditions continue
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