Volunteer firefighter Crews died in northern Florida after a medical emergency while fighting a brush fire; more than 120 homes in southeast Georgia have been lost to two major wildfires.
One fire in Brantley County, suspected to be caused by a foil balloon, destroyed 87 homes, while another sparked by welding burned 35 more in Clinch and Echols counties, threatening thousands.
Over 150 wildfires are burning across Georgia and Florida, fueled by drought, winds, and hurricane debris, prompting evacuations and air quality warnings as firefighters struggle to contain the blazes without significant rainfall.
As climate change fuels both floods and fires, what is the long-term health toll on Southeastern communities?
After Hurricane Helene, why wasn't $1.3 billion in dead timber cleared to prevent these catastrophic wildfires?
How does a region recover from historic floods one year and catastrophic fires the next?
How can we stop simple mistakes like a party balloon from sparking such massive, destructive wildfires?
With drought devastating farms, what does the future of agriculture look like for the American Southeast?