With all of the rain last month through the start of October, it’s not shocking that Arizona’s drought has improved.

While the West got some early rain and hope for a wet winter, conditions worsened in parts of the South, the southern plains, ...

PHOENIX – As Arizona enters the final month of a bone dry winter, almost half the state is experiencing extreme drought conditions. The U.S. Drought Monitor map for Feb. 11 showed 46.7% of the state, ...

The monsoon can bring dramatic showers and flash flooding to the desert. In a good year, monsoon rain can ease wildfire risks, reduce demand on reservoirs and help wildlife. What it can’t do is pull ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — This winter is on track to go down as one of the driest on record and the drought situation in Arizona ...

PHOENIX — The U.S. Drought Monitor recently reported that, for the first time in its nearly 20-year history, none of the contiguous states was showing symptoms of severe or exceptional drought. That ...

Water for the San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District is expected to run out this month, a stark marker of how drought continues to grip Arizona. The dry-up could leave farmers in central Arizona ...

PHOENIX — Arizona State University climatologist Randy Cerveny said the state has been in varying degrees of drought since 1997, but Arizona isn’t close to an extended water shortage yet. “Normal ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — It’s not a huge dent, but the rain and snow from the past couple of weeks put a small chip in the drought for part of Arizona. Below are two maps from the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Persistent drought is dragging down Arizona quail populations, state wildlife officials say, and could necessitate shorter hunting seasons and smaller bag limits on the game birds. The state’s small ...

The Arizona Republic's climate reporter, Joan Meiners, is biking the length of the Arizona Trail to document changes to ...