The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

California and National Drought Summary for July 29, 2025, 10 Day Weather Outlook, and California Drought Statistics: 40% of State in Moderate Drought ...

Yet nearly 40% of California is in a drought, according to the latest available data from the U.S. Drought Monitor accessed on April 17. Regions experiencing severe or extreme drought include ...

A new report highlights the growing insurance crisis playing out in parts of the country that are prone to frequent weather ...

The top-line findings of a massive analysis of the growth rate of more than 20,000 tropical trees in more than 30 countries ...

Overpumping groundwater, worsening droughts and more rapid evaporation due to higher temperatures have caused a drastic ...

When wildfires rage in California, it’s easy to feel like climate change isn’t a local problem. When 500-plus acres of picturesque Jim Thorpe forest goes up in flames, things start getting real.

Most of Southern California -- including the areas ravaged by fires -- in severe drought, according to the latest map from the U.S. Drought Monitor.

The drought severity has stayed the same across California, with nearly 15 percent of the state battling extreme drought conditions. Nearly 25 percent of the state is facing severe drought.

The U.S. Drought Monitor showed nearly one-fourth of California out of drought on Thursday, the best such showing for the parched state in more than three years.

According to the Los Angeles Times, 35-year-old Justin Halstenberg was convicted on seven charges related to the blaze and ...