Air quality alerts are in place for parts of Georgia and South Carolina as wildfires are sending smoke into Atlanta and Charleston.
Explosive wildfire activity in Georgia and across the Southeast has destroyed dozens of homes and sent people fleeing as drought conditions show no signs of improving anytime soon.
Georgia remains under a state of emergency with a historic burn ban covering 91 counties in the southern part of the state. Fires have consumed thousands of acres amid exceptional drought, hot conditions and low humidity. On Wednesday alone, firefighters responded to 34 new wildfire starts, not including larger ongoing fires…