Wildfires rage across the Northeast amid warm, dry conditions - NBC News
5 days ago · By Mirna Alsharif, Christine Rapp and Rebecca Cohen. Wind gusts and low humidity are helping to fuel wildfires burning across the Northeast, with cities in the region on high alert Saturday. Red ...
Dozens of fires still burn in US Northeast but California fire is …
2 days ago · Updated 9:59 AM PST, November 12, 2024. New wildfires burned Tuesday across the Northeast, adding to a series of blazes that have come amid very dry weather and killed at least one person, while much larger fires raged in California and other western states. Heavy smoke led to poor air quality and health advisories for parts of New Jersey and ...
2 charged with setting some Northeast wildfires ... - Associated Press News
1 day ago · BRICK, N.J. (AP) — Record-setting dry conditions in some parts of the U.S. are raising fears of new wildfires and also could threaten drinking water supplies if substantial rain does not fall in the coming months. Firefighters battled wildfires from California to New York on Wednesday, hampered by high winds and arid landscapes.
2 charged with setting some Northeast wildfires amid ... - The Detroit News
8 hours ago · 0:04. 3:06. 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 ...
New York Faces Worst Wildfire Season in Over a Decade Amid …
8 hours ago · 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 York and the Northeast are in the midst of their worst fire season in ...
23 million in Northeast face continued fire weather threat …
2 days ago · Northeast winds will bring in a very dry airmass from the north Wednesday, according to the FOX Forecast Center. Relative humidity will drop even more compared to Tuesday, with minimum values as low as 20%. Some good news will be that the winds will not be quite as strong during the afternoon hours, with gusts of 20-25 mph.. Increasing humidity will lead to a brief break in the fire potential ...
Historic drought fuels blazes across Northeast as wildfires burn …
3 days ago · A memorial service was scheduled at Ramapo High School on Monday. The Jennings Creek Wildfire was burning in Passaic County, New Jersey, and across the border in New York State's Orange County ...
Northeast wildfires: New York park employee killed as drought …
4 days ago · 0:03. 1:19. 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 ...
Wildfires burn in New York and New Jersey as red flag ... - NBC News
2 days ago · Weather conditions triggered red flag warnings Tuesday in the Northeast and firefighters in California continued to battle a large wildfire that has burned over 20,000 acres. Much of New York, New ...
Wildfires Spread Across Northeastern U.S. Amid Drought
4 days ago · California Wildfires Prompt Evacuations and Shelter-in-Place Warnings. 0:33. Fire Truck Rolls Over on California Highway. 0:35. Wildfires Burn Across Portugal. 0:42.