The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is developing a framework for assessing drought in a changing climate. It's a difficult task, as what's considered drought is often ...

Missouri State Climatologist Zack Leasor works in an office divided by time. On the right sits the past – dozens of faded, ...

England is facing "nationally significant" water shortfalls - but what does that really mean, and which regions have ...

The southwestern United States has been in a historic megadrought for much of the past two decades, with its reservoirs ...

Home / Weather Drought means ‘drier than normal.’ But ‘normal’ is changing As cities, farmers and businesses plan for an uncertain future, researchers are attempting to determine how much ...

At least one irrigation district is reducing its water season by a month and curtailed its water deliveries by half. Other ...

Iowa Drought Monitor tracks conditions weekly The U.S. Drought Monitor offers a state-by-state tracking of drought conditions nationwide. New maps and forecasts are released each Thursday.

The lack of significant rain coupled with several hotter-than-normal days this summer has forecasters warning that if this ...

Altogether, nearly 6.6 million Washingtonians are now being impacted by below-average rainfall, and there appears to be ...

It's now official that the drought is getting worse. Nearly all of Kentucky is now in the first stages of drought, and arguably could be worse.

The areas of the state experiencing drought or abnormally dry conditions has expanded, according to data released Thursday by ...