Thursday the latest Drought Monitor was released and it confirmed what many of us already know — the drought is getting worse. For the last two weeks, the entire region was classified as ...

The United States has been like a patch of drought in an otherwise waterlogged world over the past several months. And it may take flooding rainfall to reverse the long-standing dryness.

Winter has come and gone, but unusually dry conditions that developed last fall are still plaguing much of the United States. As of early April, around 60 percent of the contiguous states is ...

Scientists say the La Niña weather pattern has ended and the new pattern could lead to drought conditions in some regions. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently declared ...

But now that we’re into May, an Omega Block is causing that pattern to shift, and that could bring good news for the drought-stricken Plains. It could also propel planting progress. Michael ...

The recent wet weather has not been nearly enough for parts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire still struggling with drought after seven long months. And as we head into April and warmer May ...

Drought is now so bad in parts of southern Africa that governments say they must kill hundreds of their most captivating, majestic wild animals to feed desperately hungry people. In August ...

As more than 100 wildfires burn across Florida, much of the state is experiencing a drought. Some areas, including the counties of Marion, Palm Beach and Hendry, are under extreme drought conditions.

Statewide, 4.4 million of the state’s 13 million residents are living in areas affected by drought, down slightly from the previous week, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Massachusetts remains in a drought. While the drought status had improved back in January, the lack of precipitation in the reason has made things worse. As of March 7, the western, southeast ...