Experts discuss how the Northeast will deal with persistent drought.
An area burns from the Jennings Creek Wildfire, Nov. 13, 2024, in Greenwood Lake, N.Y. An extended drought has helped fuel the Jennings Creek Wildfire on the New York/New Jersey border, which has grown to 5,000 acres across both states.Dry conditions in the Northeast are worsening, creating a scenario for fire danger in the region to persist, an updated map from the
Major cities like Philadelphia, Newark and Washington, D.C., are among the regions experiencing long periods without measurable precipitation, Borisoff said. "It's going to take multiple slow, soaking rain storms to really dig out of these deficits," Borisoff said. "Right now, the next seven days look too conducive to getting much precipitation."
MORE: Brazil experiencing record-breaking wildfires as persistent drought affects the Amazon rainforest Firefighters take a break from battling a series of brush fires, Nov. 9, 2024, outside of Pompton Lakes, N.J. Much of the Northeast is experiencing drought conditions, leading to a series of brush fires in New York and New Jersey.Mandatory water restrictions could continue to roll out as the lack of precipitation continues.
Advocating to the public can be an effective way to ease drought conditions in the region, Friedler said.
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