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The fire broke out on Wednesday in Old Fort, North Carolina, which was one of the North Carolina towns hardest hit by Hurricane Helene when the storm made landfall in September.
While wildfires have primarily been associated with western states, including massive fires in California in 2020 or in Oregon last year, an analysis of FEMA data reveals significant fire risks in ...
The south is one of the fastest growing regions with 88 million acres classified as WUI. The south consistently has the highest number of wildfires per year. More than 50,000 communities are estimated to be at high to very high risk of wildfire damage. These statistics are greatly attributable to the South's year-round fire season. [15]
The Rough Ridge fire in the Cohutta Wilderness, believed to have started from a lightning strike October 16, [13] burned almost 11,300 hectares (28,000 acres), making it one of the largest fires ever in Georgia. The Rock Mountain fire was about 4,250 hectares (10,500 acres) and caused the evacuation of Dream Catcher Cove north of Tate City. [14]
Scientists say the conditions that have enabled this year’s deadly wildfires in Canada are likely to occur more frequently as the earth warms. In July, Canadian wildfire smoke caused Georgia’s ...
The scorching heat continued on June 29 when Athens, Georgia, and Columbia, South Carolina, set new all-time record high temperatures of 113 °F (45 °C). Washington, D.C. , recorded its highest June temperature ever at 104 °F (40 °C), and Charlotte, North Carolina , and Raleigh, North Carolina , were warm enough to tie their all-time record ...
North Carolina: Peat fire started on 1 June by lightning strike during North Carolina's drought – the worst on record. 2008: 1,557,293 acres (630,214 ha) 2008 California wildfires: California: In northern California, the fires were mostly started by lightning. In Santa Barbara (southern California), the Gap fire endangered homes and lives.
North Carolina's new Democratic governor, Josh Stein, confirmed Trump's visit to his state during a winter weather briefing earlier on Tuesday in Greensboro. "We just learned that the president is ...