Much of the western U.S. has started 2026 in the midst of a snow drought. That might sound surprising, given the record ...

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 ...

Snowpack levels have been declining in the last several days, a trend that signals increased potential for drought formation this spring.

There's no denying that the entire Philadelphia region is becoming increasingly in need of rain. Thursday the latest Drought Monitor was released and it confirmed what many of us already know — the ...

Mark Herz: This is GBH’s Morning Edition. Drought conditions are persisting across Massachusetts and the Northeast. To learn more, GBH Meteorologist Dave Epstein sat down with Vandana Rao, Director of ...

Drought conditions have expanded across Maryland in March, making parts of the state significantly dry as springtime begins. About 98% of Maryland is experiencing some form of drought as of March 20, ...

In the coming decades, periods of droughts are expected to last longer and longer because of the effects of climate change. By the year 2100, the average longest period of drought could be 10 days ...

Drought is tightening its grip on Texas this spring, with growing portions of the state reporting abnormally dry or drought conditions. According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor, much of Texas is ...

Many parts of the world are predicted to endure “day-zero droughts,” periods of extreme and unprecedented water scarcity, which could happen as soon as this decade in certain hotspots including parts ...

New data from the United States Drought Monitor shows that most U.S. states are experiencing some form of drought. While the worst drought conditions are in the Western part of the country, some ...