Brittany Peterson

Dec 18, 2024 | tribdem.com | Noreen Nasir |Brittany Peterson

Nov 24, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Brittany Peterson

DENVER — It hasn’t been a typical fall for the northeastern United States. Fires have burned in parks and forests around New York City. Towns and cities in a stretch from Portsmouth, N.H., to south of Philadelphia had their driest three months on record, according to the Applied Climate Information System. Some reservoirs in the region are near historic lows. Major changes need to happen to avoid critical shortages of water in the future, even if that future isn’t immediate.