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Carolina wildfires followed months of weather whiplash, from drought to hurricane-fueled floods and back to drought

  • Written by Lauren Lowman, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wake Forest University
imageA hillside burns near Tryon, N.C., on March 3, 2025. Fire season here typically starts in late March or April.Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images

Scores of wildfires broke out across North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia in early March 2025 as strong winds, abnormally dry conditions and low humidity combined to kindle and spread the flames.

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