A burn ban remains in effect for parts of Maryland despite some rain earlier this week and expected rain Thursday night into ...

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

New Jersey has been experiencing a combination of dry forest grounds, dry air with relative humidity values and windy ...

New York has urged its 8.5 million residents to save water as America's biggest city endures an unprecedented period without ...

Dry conditions and moderate droughts are a normal part of the mid-Atlantic’s climate. The Philadelphia region’s “drought of ...

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

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.

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.

Portions of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic are dealing with one of their driest stretches of weather since records began in the 19th ...

Despite the approach of two storms with rain, drought and high brush fire conditions are likely to persist for weeks for millions in the Northeast, AccuWeather meterorologists say. The brush fire risk ...

Firefighters across the Northeastern U.S. are tackling a series ... About 153 million people live in areas under drought ...

An inch of rain fell in the last week through central and western Ohio, improving the drought in some of the state’s worst-affected counties for the first time in weeks. Still, only five counties in ...