Higher temperatures caused by climate change are driving complex processes that make droughts bigger and more severe, new research shows. By Rebecca Dzombak Look down from a plane at farms in the ...

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz contributed to a new global study published in Science that reveals how severe, long-term drought affects crucial grassland and shrubland ecosystems around the world.

California showed no areas of drought or abnormal dryness as of Jan. 6, 2026, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The weekly assessment measures the share of the state affected by drought ...

Drought, a wet fall, and record warmth. Those are just three of the characteristics that Environment Canada's Senior Climatologist is using to define the year of weather for Steinbach. David Phillips ...

The Lehigh Valley set a new precipitation record for May 1 through 28, recording 8.71 inches of rain during the period, according to data from the National Weather Service. The previous record of 8.68 ...

The area of the country experiencing three out of five levels of drought expanded over the past week. A "flash drought" could be on the way for portions of at least 10 states by the end of September.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri State Climatologist Zack Leasor works in an office divided by time. On the ...

Spring and summer brought slight improvements to South Texas' persistent drought. From May through August, San Antonio recorded over 18 inches of rain, which was about 48% above average for that ...