Drought conditions have gripped nearly the entire country, with only one state spared as a bone-dry autumn left most states parched. In November, Kentucky became the 49th state to cross into drought ...

Across a swath of the United States, drought that might once have been dismissed as a passing dry spell is now settling in for the season, hardening into a long‑term strain on water, landscapes, and ...

A Santa Paula cattle rancher walks away from the carcass of one of his animals that died amid extreme drought conditions in 2014. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) Humanity’s heating of the planet, driven ...

A record number of states are experiencing drought conditions this month, as warm and windy weather continues to affect regions around the country. Nearly 150 million Americans are impacted by the ...

This consensus study committee will consider approaches to understanding and assessing drought in the United States. This review will encompass data sources, metrics, and indicators for characterizing ...

New research shows global warming has become the dominant driver of worsening droughts in the Western U.S. Scientists say the severity of future droughts will be determined largely by how much more ...