Bone-dry: Unprecedented Drought — and wildfires — slam Northeast U.S.

Douglas McIntyre and David Callaway discuss the recent drought in the Northeast U.S., a region not typically associated with such conditions, highlighting how this has led to wildfires in places like New Jersey and Connecticut. With drought conditions moving north, the Northeast may need to adapt its firefighting strategies, including creating more robust response teams and adopting practices from places like California, where inmate labor is sometimes used to fight wildfires. The denser number of residences and businesses in the Northeast also makes these fires more dangerous and costly.