Two people have been charged with starting some of the wildfires blazing through the Northeast amid dry weather conditions. Police in the Philadelphia suburb of Evesham Township said late Wednesday that they charged a minor with deliberately setting a fire on October 30 that burned less than a tenth of a square mile.

Firefighters across the Northeastern U.S. are tackling a series of wildfires during an abnormally dry fall, impacting air quality from New York City to Philadelphia. The big picture: Much of the region is in drought and the National Weather Service warns dry and windy conditions "could lead to fires over portions of southern New England,

Conditions in some northeast states are the driest they've been in nearly 120 years as numerous wildfires continue to burn.

New Jersey’s governor declared a drought warning. Black Hawk helicopters scooped water from a lake to dump on a forest fire burning in New York state.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued a drought warning and mentioned that the state might enforce mandatory water restrictions if the situation continues.

The actions came as conditions in some northeast states are the driest they’ve been in nearly 120 years as numerous wildfires continue to burn in places that haven’t seen significant rain since August.