This U.S. Drought Monitor continues to show improvement in drought-related conditions across multiple areas. The Midwest (Iowa and Minnesota), central and northern Plains (Kansas, Nebraska, Dakotas, ...

It was a week with a lot of change noted in areas of dryness and drought across the U.S. Heavy to locally excessive rainfall engendered broad areas of improvement in much of the Southeast, the lower ...

ATLANTA — The nation’s drought picture has shifted sharply this week, with some regions seeing rare early-season rainfall and others slipping deeper into dryness, according to Richard Tinker, the ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In light of continuing drought conditions across the state, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources is encouraging people to report local drought conditions in their area to ...

Yes, parts of Vermont are expecting to see their first freeze and the "coldest night of the season of fall" tonight, Sept. 19. But the cold snap isn't going to ease the state's worsening drought ...

Across a swath of the United States, drought that might once have been dismissed as a passing dry spell is now settling in for the season, hardening into a long‑term strain on water, landscapes, and ...

Seeing widespread drought in January is historically rare in the U.S., and yet, the latest data shows that nearly every state is currently experiencing abnormally dry or drought conditions. To make ...