A drought in the northeast United States, combined with high winds, is creating record-breaking numbers of wildfires with dangerous smoke conditions in the New York metropolitan area and beyond.

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.

ALBANY — The Northeast is facing an escalating wildfire threat, with conditions expected to worsen later this week. The ...

POMPTON LAKES, N.J. (AP) — Fire crews on both coasts of the United States continued battling wildfires on Sunday, including a ...

POMPTON LAKES — Fire crews on both coasts of the United States continued battling wildfires ... Firefighters continued making progress against a wildfire northwest of Los Angeles in Ventura ...

Historically dry conditions and drought in the mid-Atlantic and Northeastern part of the United States are a key factor in ...

The warning comes as a record-breaking dry spell and abnormally high temperatures have lowered reservoirs and fueled ...

Historically dry conditions and drought in the mid-Atlantic and Northeastern part of the United States ... reminder that wildfire risk is not confined to Western states alone.

One person died in Southern California as fire crews on both coasts of the United States continued battling wildfires ...

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.

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