Droughts take a long time to build and a long time to ease, meaning the impact of the 2024 U.S. drought won’t be erased ...

Fire danger is expected to ramp up in the Northeast with windy conditions adding fuel to the ongoing bone-dry drought ...

The East may not face the same threats of massive wildfires that have become an ominous hallmark of life in the West. But the risks are underestimated.

Severe drought conditions have taken over the majority of the metro New York City area. The last time severe drought ...

Parched fields and damaging blazes: The Northeast drought and wildfires in photos More than 58% of the Northeast is in ...

Most of the northwestern part of the state is now classified as being in a “severe” drought, according to data released ...

Dry conditions in the Northeast are worsening, creating a scenario for fire danger in the region to persist, an updated map ...

A burn ban remains in effect for parts of Maryland despite some rain earlier this week and expected rain Thursday night into ...

The New York City fire department has responded to 229 brush fires from October 29 to Nov. 12, a record for any two-week period.

An inch of rain fell in the last week through central and western Ohio, improving the drought in some of the state’s worst-affected counties for the first time in weeks. Still, only five counties in ...

Learn about the Black Ash Tree (Fraxinus Nigra Marsh)—its characteristics, habitat, ecological importance, and tips for ...