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

The latest drought monitor update from the USDA (US Department of Agriculture), NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Greenhouse gases and aerosols emitted by human activity make droughts worse. The western United States is in the midst of an intensifying drought. In the latest U.S. Drought Monitor released Thursday, ...

Counties still experiencing severe drought include: Parts of Erie, Cattaraugus, Allegany, Chautauqua, Wayne, Ontario and Jefferson NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center ...

Portions of western New York, including parts of Monroe, Orleans, Genesee, and Wayne counties, are now in a severe drought.

The drought worsens and there is no relief in sight Just when you think the drought can't get any worse, it does. Thursday's release of the US Drought Monitor reports our drought intensifying and ...

PHOENIX — The sushi industry is one of many food industries experiencing price increases due to the ongoing drought in the western United States — and that has some of Arizona’s sushi restaurants ...

Dryness returns to parts of states that have had recent relief as fall settles in, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

This month's storms continue to work their magic when it comes to Utah's drought situation, but it has a long way to go.

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – It was a wet day Thursday, and we’ve gotten quite a bit of rain this month. We may be tired of the wet weather, but all this rain has been beneficial. Last fall, severe ...

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The forecast released Oct. 16 predicts where above- or below-normal temperatures and above- or below-normal precipitation are ...