Major snowpack deficits could set the stage for widespread water scarcity and heightened wildfire risk across the American ...

January is supposed to bring snow days, not drought maps—but this winter, more than two-thirds of the United States is unusually dry, and the trend is deepening rather than easing. From the Pacific ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Much of the western U.S. has started 2026 in the midst of a snow drought. That ...

The U.S. Drought Monitor saw improvement in drought-related conditions across areas of the West, Plains, Midwest, South, Southeast, and the Northeast. Improvements continued in areas of eastern ...

Much of the western U.S. has started 2026 in the midst of a snow drought. That might sound surprising, given the record precipitation from atmospheric rivers hitting the region in recent weeks, but ...

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 ...

Alejandro N. Flores receives funding from the National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy, NASA, USDA Agricultural Research Service, and Henry's Fork Foundation. Much of the western U.S. has ...