New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionThe fire was 30% contained as of Wednesday afternoon
New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionThe fire was 30% contained as of Wednesday afternoon
(NJ Forest Fire Service)Researchers try to evaluate effects of wildfires like those in the Pine Barrens and Canada
(NJDEP)Murphy asks for $1 million, power to spend more if wildfires get worse

Interview: Dave Robinson, New Jersey state climatologist
(NJ Spotlight News)More rain needed for state to escape drought conditions that began last fall, experts say
(Shawn Burns via Pinelands Preservation Alliance)Nonprofit says shortage of state funding limits efforts to protect reserve covering 1.1M acres
(NJDEP)After the region’s worst wildfires in decades, key state fire managers reevaluate a future climate defined by volatility
(NJ Spotlight News)Insurance companies are not renewing, cancelling policies as the threat of climate change grows
(Screenshot from T. Johnson video)Environmentalists concerned about fish populations if rainfall does not pick up

Light rainfall at weekend did little to ease bone-dry conditions
New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionDry conditions, unseasonable warmth and high winds keep farmers on edge
New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionLack of rain and above-normal temperatures are fueling wildfire risk
(NJDEP)Fire season lengthens and climate change ratchets up the risks

A wildfire in Rockaway was 70% contained by Monday afternoon
(Courtesy of Dave Garcia)Pollution from 2023 Canadian wildfires hit NJ notably hard, Rutgers researchers say

NJ Spotlight NewsJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and adjacent communities face high wildfire risks each year


(AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)Coverage ‘gap’ leaves millions at financial risk as effects of climate change multiply