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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.

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 ...

While farthest Northern California is out of drought, other parts of the state were in drought in late March 2025. Areas is yellow (unusually dry) to dark red (severely dry) are in various levels ...

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

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

Extreme drought, the second-most severe category, has maintained its grip on the southern-most end of the state. Pockets of red have sprouted throughout Orange and Los Angeles counties.

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.

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.

In this photo provided by the California Department of Water Resources, snow covers the meadow where a snow survey was conducted at Phillips Station, Calif., Jan. 30, 2024.

Overall, nearly 40% of California is experiencing drought conditions, with 18.3% classified as abnormally dry, 15.1% in moderate drought, 17.6% in severe drought, 7.0% in extreme drought and 0.1% ...