CT has had 70 fires and is just short of a drought. Why is this happening?
Connecticut has faced some 70 wildfires since Oct. 21. One firefighter has died and others have been injured. The fire ...
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Connecticut National Guard Assists With Hawthorne Brush Fire
Forty aviators, firefighters, and support personnel from the Connecticut National Guard were activated to assist local and ...
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The U.S. public wants more news coverage of climate change, surveys find
SPONSORED: As hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and heat waves have intensified over the past decade, public concern about climate change has grown dramatically. Today, 65% of the U.S. public is worried ...
Gusty forecast could worsen brush fire conditions in CT
The Berlin fire was just one of 111 brush or wildfires around the state being monitored or mopped up by the Connecticut ...
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University Issues Fire Safety Warning
“Prolonged dry spells, low humidity, and high temperatures create an environment where vegetation becomes highly flammable,” Cruz wrote in an email to The Argus. Fire permits will no longer be issued ...
Dryness persists in Connecticut Sunday with temperatures in 50s and sunshine, weather service says
The weather service forecasted "sunny skies and seasonable temperatures in the middle to upper 50s" for Sunday.
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NYC declares a drought watch and asks residents to conserve water
NEW YORK – New York's mayor urged residents to take shorter showers, fix dripping faucets and otherwise conserve water, ...
CT brush fires continue to pop up as conditions remain dry, officials say
For the past several weeks, the state has been under a warning for an elevated risk of wildfires due to dry conditions and ...
Rare Autumn Drought in Northeast Brings a Spate of Wildfires
Hundreds of fires are burning in New Jersey and Connecticut as the region experiences a spell of unusually warm fall weather.
70 fires and just short of a drought – why is this happening in CT?
Causes of CT's wildfires vary, but the underlying conditions are the same: abnormally dry conditions that left a landscape ...
State officials monitoring 70 to 80 fires across CT, expect Berlin fire to move into ‘mop-up phase’
State environmental officials are monitoring or managing 70 to 80 wildfires or brushfires around Connecticut as dry ...
Connecticut needs 'soaking rain' as continuing brush fires stretch resources thin, officials say
State officials confirmed on Tuesday that there are four remaining active brush fires within Connecticut, but multiple are reported per day amid the drought.