Many corn fields in western Kansas, like this one just outside of Garden City, were parched by the drought in 2022. But deciding what characterizes a drought as regional climate changes, is not an ...

(WGHP) – For the first time since 111 weeks, the majority of the Piedmont Triad is experiencing severe drought conditions. Drought conditions have gradually been worsening since early September, and ...

NORFOLK, Va. — With continued dry conditions, you’ll be seeing more of the Drought Monitor report included in our forecasts. So, what exactly is it telling us? The U.S. Drought Monitor is a weekly map ...

COLORADO (KOAA) — As Colorado’s snowpack continues to decline, drought conditions are becoming more widespread across the state. This weekend, I ran into a viewer who asked if there was an actual ...

Missouri State Climatologist Zack Leasor works in an office divided by time. On the right sits the past — dozens of faded, scratched leather-bound books containing over 100 years of handwritten ...

As of mid-May 2026, more than half the country is dry enough to burn. The U.S. Drought Monitor reports that 51.35 percent of ...

Colorado is no stranger to dry weather, but drought is something that can quietly build over time and impact everything from farms to wildfire risk.

Major snowpack deficits could set the stage for widespread water scarcity and heightened wildfire risk across the American West this summer. Reading time 3 minutes The mountains of the western United ...

Amid raging wildfires in the southern part of the state, Georgia has issued a level 1 drought response statewide. Here are the rules of the response.