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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
The Wanaque Reservoir, located in Wanaque and Ringwood along the Wanaque River, has dropped to 45% of its full capacity as of ...
New Jersey declares drought warning and urges residents to reduce water use
The dry conditions are part of a broader drought across the Northeast. Nationally, October was one of the driest months on ...
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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 ...
N.J. declares drought warning as wildfires rage and water supplies drop
For the first time in eight years, the state Department of Environmental Protection has declared a drought warning in New ...
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NJ declares drought warning as water levels drop, wildfires burn
New Jersey declared a statewide drought warning Wednesday, as water levels dropped throughout the state and several ...
New Jersey issues drought warning as reservoirs dwindle, fires spark
Recent lack of rainfall in the Northeast has led to a severe drought in the I-95 corridor from Virginia to Massachusetts. Some of the worst conditions have been in New York and New Jersey, where ...
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NJ declares drought warning, as water shortages and fires pose a regional threat
Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration says officials will more closely manage the state’s water systems through precautionary ...
Are dishwashers banned? Here’s what the N.J. drought warning means.
Homeowners and renters across New Jersey are being urged to reduce their water usage because of the state's severe drought.