Drought increases fire danger

  • The most current drought map shows more than 70 percent of N.C. residents living with drought or abnormally dry conditions.
    The most current drought map shows more than 70 percent of N.C. residents living with drought or abnormally dry conditions.
As every farmer and gardener is well aware, western North Carolina has been in drought or near-drought conditions for some time.  Severe heat coupled with a lack of rain has thrown much of the…

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