Many corn fields in western Kansas, like this one just outside of Garden City, were parched by the drought in 2022. But deciding what characterizes a drought as regional climate changes, is not an ...

HOUSTON – The National Weather Service is warning about an elevated fire risk for southeast Texas as we head into the end of the week and into the weekend. Warm and very dry conditions will create the ...

Phoenix experienced its second longest-dry spell last fall and winter, worsening drought conditions. All of Arizona is seeing some level of drought, but it's worst in the southern third of the state, ...

When you think of California weather, you probably don't think of much rain. You'd be correct! California typically doesn't get a lot of rainfall and is very often in drought, especially during the ...

Staples including wheat, beef and coffee are all being affected by the lack of rainfall. In some cases, prices are climbing to record highs. By Somini Sengupta War, tariffs and inflation are not the ...

For the second time in the past two weeks, the U.S. Drought Monitor, a prominent national report, on Thursday classified 100% of California as being drought-free. That’s a rating that hasn’t occurred ...

Major snowpack deficits could set the stage for widespread water scarcity and heightened wildfire risk across the American West this summer. Reading time 3 minutes The mountains of the western United ...

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – Temperature can mean the difference between four inches of rain and four feet of snow. That’s something the Tahoe region, and much of the west, has experienced this winter, ...

Drought continues to worsen in several parts of the country, meteorologists warned in early September as dry conditions are forecast for many areas later in the month, sparking additional fears about ...

Drought conditions have worsened in Massachusetts Last spring, drought conditions had improved in the Bay State after two years of dry weather Officials are stressing that minimizing overall water use ...