Northern California's rainy surge eased drought worries, but below average Sierra snowpack could still spell trouble later ...

Scientists attribute these extreme weather swings to climate change, warning of intensifying "hydroclimate whiplash" patterns ...

PHILLIPS STATION, Calif. (AP) — California is seeing ample rain and water stored in the state’s reservoirs but only about half the snow levels of a year ago, officials said Tuesday, adding it’s too ...

In the South Bay, a million residents will soon be hit with the toughest water restrictions of any major urban area in California. Late Wednesday, the state PUC gave final approval to San Jose Water ...

La Niña, a Pacific cooling pattern, has emerged for the fifth time in six years, threatening California with drought and disrupting global weather. Recent La Niña events have caused $258 billion ...

More than 80 percent of California is no longer in drought after a series of winter storms, including last week's hourslong soaker in Southern California. About 17 percent of the state remains ...

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 ...

California shifts from extreme wildfire risk to flooding as drought eases new risks develop. Hundreds arrested for DUI in ...

Washington and parts of Oregon and Idaho should receive above-normal amounts of rain in October through December, bringing relief to drought-stricken areas, according to the National Weather Service ...

California heads into the new water year facing continued risks from climate-driven extremes, the California Department of Water Resources said on Tuesday. In a briefing held virtually on Tuesday ...

As typical crop yields shrink in the face of drought, growing and distilling agave may be a sustainable solution ...