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At least three wildfires have impacted the area in the last three weeks, including the ongoing Jennings Creek fire in Sterling Forest. Track the wildfires now. Wildfire map: Track the latest ...
Of the 15 wildfires currently burning across New York state, the two largest are in Ulster and Orange counties, state officials said Monday. ... Fifteen active wildfires burned across New York ...
Population growth in metros with people in areas of high wildfire risk increased by roughly 70% between 1990 and 2020 whereas the population in the average American metro area increased by about 40%.
The data collected by FIRMS are presented as a free web mapping service, with the active fire locations if any overlaid on a map. [1] The detections are displayed on top of a static background layer and each visualized detection is clickable to display its data, such as detection time, coordinates, satellite and instrument.
The wildfires also led to poor air quality across the region, with the air quality index reaching 201 in New York City late on November 9. [13] While light rain fell in New Jersey from November 10 to 11th, including up to 0.23 in (5.8 mm) in Trenton and 0.19 in (4.8 mm) in Newark , the rain failed to provide much relief for the wildfires.
By November 29, the wildfires had claimed at least three lives. [22] An additional four people were later confirmed dead the next day. [23] The Chimney Tops 2 fire had burned 17,006 acres. [12] A total of 14 people died and 134 others were injured in the Smoky Mountains fires, while over 2,400 structures were burned.
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 ...
New Jersey Forest Fire Service members spray down the scorched earth on East Shore Road while monitoring the West Milford Jennings Creek wildfire in West Milford on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024.