CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — Even with heavy storms that rolled through north central West Virginia on Tuesday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says that West Virginia’s ...

Jackson County farmer Ben Smith stands in front of some of his cattle. One of Smith’s wells has gone dry. He and his family are conserving another for use at their home. He’s one of the West Virginia ...

The West’s recent heat-driven megadroughts are unprecedented in at least 500 years, new research shows. “Hot drought” — when extreme drought and heat occur simultaneously — has increased in severity ...

A parade of storms has given the West some relief from its historic drought, replenishing the soil, filling reservoirs and increasing much-needed snowpack. But whether it will be enough to help lift ...

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A drought is worsening in the western parts of the D.C. region, even as regular bouts of rain have somewhat improved dry conditions in the rest of the area. The hardest-hit areas are mostly west of ...

Greenhouse gases and aerosols emitted by human activity make droughts worse. The western United States is in the midst of an intensifying drought. In the latest U.S. Drought Monitor released Thursday, ...

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A damp pattern has helped erase long-standing drought conditions in much of West Michigan. The drought began in October with abnormally dry conditions. West Michigan ...

MICHIGAN, USA — Something that is not really thought of during winter-- drought. However, West Michigan is dealing with just that, ever since last fall. Last fall was pretty dry across West Michigan ...