US EditionWildfires in North and South Carolina Trigger Evacuations and Emergency Response
- Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency in South Carolina to support wildfire response efforts as over 175 fires burned across the state.
- The National Weather Service warned of increased fire danger due to critically dry fuels and low humidity levels.
- More than 175 wildfires are burning, covering about 6.6 square miles, with one fire in Carolina Forest growing to approximately 1,200 acres.
- Residents in several neighborhoods near Myrtle Beach were evacuated due to the advancing fires.
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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.
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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…
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 …
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