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These parts of the Northeast are in extreme drought, according to updated map
Dry conditions in the Northeast are worsening, creating a scenario for fire danger in the region to persist, an updated map from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows.
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.
Map Shows 'Astonishing' US Drought as Fire Risk Persists in Northeast
Brian Fuchs, a climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center, told Newsweek that the last time drought to this extent was documented in the U.S. was in the fall of 2022. Nearly 63 percent of the country was in drought that November.
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.
Parched fields and damaging blazes: The Northeast drought and wildfires in photos
Drought has parched the Northeast United States for weeks, draining reservoirs, priming the landscape for damaging wildfires and pushing politicians to implement water-saving measures.
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 and blazes out West
The dry weather has brought a spate of brush and woodland fires to a part of the country that rarely has to deal with them on this level.

drought is ruining Christmas in the Northeast

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Drought Hits the Northeast—Here's How To Protect Your Property
A severe drought watch with no rain in sight has gripped the Northeastern U.S., creating "unprecedented" conditions for ...
40 million people under red flag warnings in the Northeast due to fire danger
More than 40 million people are under red flag warnings across eight states as the fire danger remains elevated in the ...
Conditions are ripe for fires in the Northeast this weekend
Red flag warnings and fire weather watches blanket southern New England, the New York City tristate area and northern parts ...
Here’s how to protect your property as ‘unprecedented’ drought hits Northeast
A severe drought watch with no rain in sight has gripped the Northeastern U.S., creating “unprecedented” conditions for fire, ...
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Limited water-use encouraged as as drought-stricken Northeast fights wildfires
Millions of people in the Northeast are seeing Red Flag warnings over the weekend, all coming as reservoirs dry up due to ...