Charges filed in connection with wildfires as Northeast faces historic dry spell
The fires in the Northeast haven't caused major evacuations, but a Connecticut firefighter died battling a wildfire last month and the blaze on the New York-New Jersey border claimed the life of an 18 ...
Drought worsening in Massachusetts with no rain in sight. Could a tropical storm change things?
The size and severity of the drought in Massachusetts is growing. Often a major storm is needed to reset the jetstream.
Concerns rise as drought continues in Massachusetts
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor that came out Thursday shows just about all of western Massachusetts in the Severe Drought ...
Updated drought map shows worsening conditions in Northeast as fire danger persists
Dry conditions in the Northeast are worsening, creating a scenario for fire danger in the region to persist, an updated map ...
A smoldering wildfire shuts down the vast Lynn Woods for the foreseeable future
LYNN — After sweeping across more than 400 acres over the weekend, the wildfire is still here, smoldering in the ground ...
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The threat of wildfires is growing as drought is now rated ‘severe’ in most of the Berkshires
The U.S. Drought Monitor has upgraded most of the Berkshires to its heightened danger category, and no rainfall is in sight ...
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2 charged with setting some Northeast wildfires amid New Jersey drought warning and blazes out West
New Jersey’s governor declared a drought warning. Black Hawk helicopters scooped water from a lake to dump on a forest fire ...
A dry fall fuels wildfires from East Coast to west and puts Arizona forests on watch
With wildfire activity flaring in the Northeast and continued burns in California, scientists are concerned by coast-to-coast ...
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Brushfire risk persists in Massachusetts
Despite the cooler weather, elevated wildfire risk continues for all of Massachusetts. 22News spoke to the Monson Fire ...