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Many think wildfires are a West Coast disaster – but climate change now puts the East Coast at more risk
Fire conditions in the Northeast and along the East Coast is becoming more common around the year
JULIA MUSTO / INDEPENDENT – Amid one of the worst droughts the region has seen, East Coast states of New York and New Jersey were battling wildfires last weekend – and researchers say climate change will only make it worse.
The fires sparked amid windy weather, warm temperatures and extremely dry conditions. Smoke from New Jersey’s 3,000-acre JenningCek was captured from space and the massive plume could be seen from upstate New York …
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