Except for California, most Western states are experiencing the worst snow drought in decades, not because of dry conditions ...

Record warm winter-to-date continues across most of the West; already abysmal mountain snowpack dips to record low levels in ...

The Southern Plains states get a severe drought about once a decade, but long-lasting droughts lately have been leaving farms ...

Palm Beach County has recorded less than a half-inch of rain so far this year, which puts it more than three inches below the average.

OPINION-It’s been a rough winter in the Midwest, South and East, but in California we’ve been the beneficiaries of something the state has long needed: extended, steady rain to fill our reservoirs ...

KYLE, Texas — Groundwater levels in part of Hays County are approaching historic lows and managers of the Edwards Aquifer ...

PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Parts of Eastern Carolina continue to experience abnormally dry conditions, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor, but agricultural officials say the lack of rainfall ...

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Major storms that drenched California in recent weeks have dramatically improved drought conditions statewide. "In the West, heavy rain and snow was widespread, especially in parts of southern Nevada, ...

LOS ANGELES — A string of early season storms that drenched Californians last week lifted much of the state out of drought and significantly reduced the risk of wildfires, experts say. It’s been the ...