More than half of California was “abnormally dry” just days into the new year, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor’s latest update. As of Friday, Jan. 3, areas of “moderate drought” were isolated to ...

While the West got some early rain and hope for a wet winter, conditions worsened in parts of the South, the southern plains, ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The drought has worsened across Southern California, according to the latest update which shows the region is now in severe drought. The report coincides with the historically ...

As wildfires rage across Northern California, with the Park Fire growing to more than 350,000 acres over the weekend, the recent U.S. Drought Monitor has shown areas of the state returning to ...

Northern Californians can breathe easy knowing the region is completely out of drought, according to weather experts. The last patches of unusually dry areas — remnants of drought that plagued ...

California has a water problem. After years of drought, it seemed as if no relief was in sight. Then came January 2023, when the Golden State was hit with 31 atmospheric rivers, record rainfall and a ...

California water officials are warning that the state "must be prepared for extreme weather events of all kinds," even as water levels for the state's reservoirs remain near or above average as the ...

After a decidedly weird and only occasionally wet winter, California is once again drying out — and fast. New data compiled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows that large ...

Drought conditions across much of South Dakota have persisted since late last summer, through fall and winter with a lack of significant winter precipitation. In South Dakota, much of the state has ...

As the epic drought persists, the state decides to limit groundwater pumping—but not before the 2020s at the earliest.