Wildfires in North and South Carolina Trigger Evacuations and Emergency Response

Carolina wildfires followed months of weather whiplash, from drought to hurricane floods back to drought

Scores of wildfires broke out across North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia in early March 2025 as strong winds, abnormally dry conditions and low humidity combined to kindle and spread the flames.

Carolina wildfires followed months of weather whiplash, from drought to hurricane-fueled floods and back to drought

A hillside burns near Tryon, N.C., on March 3, 2025. Fire season here typically starts in late March or April. Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty ImagesScores of wildfires broke out across North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia in early March 2025 as strong winds, abnormally dry conditions and low humidity combined to kindle and spread the flames. The fires followed a year of weather whiplash in the Carolinas, from a flash drought over the summer t…

'Science Guy' Bill Nye Beclowns Himself with Ridiculous Claims About Hurricanes, Carolina Fires

Two more serious climate scientists counter Nye's claims. Also, a look at the current fires in the Carolinas.

Local fire departments assist with firefighting efforts across state

WATAUGA — Watauga County has seen five straight days of increased fire danger, with low relative humidity, winds, and dry conditions.

New Jersey wildfires more than triple in number from the same time last year

New Jersey’s wildfire season is off to an ominous start — and it hasn’t truly begun. Already this year, the state has recorded 215 wildfires that have scorched 514 acres. That contrasts with 69 wildfires and 22 acres consumed over…

March Wildfires Signal Risks of a Dangerous Spring

An early wildfire season in the U.S. that began in Los Angeles and is currently hitting the Carolinas and Georgia this week also poses risks to the Southern Plains states of Texas and New Mexico, according to a new outlook issued by the National Interagency Fire Center.Dr. Rachel Cleetus, the policy director with the Climate and Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, writes in a new blog that hotter, drier conditions, coupled with …