QUITO -- Ecuador declared a 60-day national emergency to tackle wildfires, water shortages and drought afflicting the South American country, said Energy Minister Ines Manzano on Monday.

Firefighters in New York said Sunday that a voluntary evacuation overnight helped them protect more than 160 homes from a ...

Crews with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service are fighting a wildfire in Ocean County. Officials say that the fire is near Pine Park and the Lakewood Country Club in Lakewood. As of Monday evening, ...

A drought watch has now been issued for nearly all of Upstate New York, with the southeastern corner of the state under a more severe drought warning.

A drought in the northeast United States, combined with high winds, is creating record-breaking numbers of wildfires with dangerous smoke conditions in the New York metropolitan area and beyond.

Steady amounts of rain or snow as we head into winter would be ideal as we try to dig ourselves out of this drought warning, experts say.

A Drought Warning was issued for New York City on Monday, but the Northeast has some hope for relief from a fall full of dry ...

LAKEWOOD, New Jersey (WABC) -- Firefighters are battling a new wildfire in Lakewood on Monday afternoon. The fire is burning in the area of Pine Park and the Lakewood Country Club in Ocean County. The ...

LAKEWOOD, N.J. - The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is battling a new wildfire that broke out in Lakewood on Monday. The fire, which has spread over 30 acres so far, is 0% contained, the NJ Forest ...

Ulster, Dutchess and Greene counties were among 15 counties elevated to drought warning status by Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday, Nov. 18, due to a ...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul elevated 15 counties, including New York City, to drought warning status on Monday due to a continued shortage of rainfall and declining levels of streamflow and ...