Droughts can be dangerous for a number of reasons. With decreased access to water, human health can suffer. People are at ...

What surprised us was that [Day Zero Droughts] might actually occur relatively soon,” scientist Christian Franzke told ...

The improved conditions will allow water restrictions to be lifted. Officials stunned as crucial water supply recovers from ...

While firefighters battle blazes year-round, the current dry conditions require special precautions as fires tend to spread ...

Three studies reveal why the southwest, including Utah, has dried out and why relief from rain and snow appears increasingly ...

Austin's cumulative rainfall for the year is 5 inches below normal. With no relief in sight, that deficit is expected to grow ...

Portions of western New York, including parts of Monroe, Orleans, Genesee, and Wayne counties, are now in a severe drought.

The National Weather Service is warning about an elevated fire risk for southeast Texas as we head into the end of the week ...

As of Wednesday, the Pittsburgh area is in its 11th dry day in a row, with a stretch that began on Sept. 7. While the current stretch is not the longest on record, it is growing and slowly ...

This drought is a rapid-onset or 'flash' drought that has quickly developed in the last two months. In Atlanta, just 0.21" of rain has fallen at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport since Sept. 1.