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New York City climbed into the worst tier of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's six-tier air quality index, causing Governor Kathy Hochul to call it an "emergency crisis". [180] Flights continued to be delayed for planes bound for Newark, New York City, and Philadelphia, with delays for Charlotte and Dallas also expected.
A forest ranger died battling a brush fire along the New York-New Jersey border Saturday night - as dangerous wildfires continue to wreak havoc across the tri-state region amid a historic drought.
Recent brush fires in Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park and Brooklyn’s Prospect Park have drawn attention to the marked increase in those incidents this year in New York City, whose fire department ...
The Jennings Creek fire is 50% contained, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said in a Wednesday evening update, after reporting 30% containment earlier in the day. Authorities have said the blaze ...
While wildfires in the Northeast began as early as July 5, the record dryness of September and October allowed them to significantly expand. From October 1 to November 11, over 537 reports of wildfires were received in New Jersey, with 60 in New York, burning 4500 and 2100 acres, respectively. [7]
[38] [39] On July 22, lightning struck over 20,000 times in the province, mostly in the northern regions, and sparked over 70 new fires. [40] The Antler Creek fire in the Cariboo Region grew rapidly overnight on July 22, forcing the evacuations of about 300 residents and 700 tourists from Wells, Barkerville, Bowron Lake, and nearby areas. [41]
Forest Ranger Jeremy Oldroyd, of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, said New York fire crews have battled 60 wildfires since Oct. 1, and they have burned 2,100 acres ...
New York City resembled an alien world last week as thick smoke from wildfires burning in Canada was blown across the Northeast, causing air quality to reach dangerous levels. Millions across ...