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Drought tool feeling heat: Climate change challenges data used by scientists to assess arid states...
The Columbian· 3 days agoLOS ANGELES — Known for its glowing swaths of yellow, orange and red, the U.S. Drought Monitor has...
El Paso Water approves Drought Contingency Plan amid severe lack of rain
ABC 7 El Paso· 12 hours agoEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- El Paso County is experiencing extreme drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought ...
Nearly 4 inches of rain falls in an hour in Sarasota, a record
CBS News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoRising global temperatures also lead to another problem – drought. Sarasota's downpour this week...
Central Oregon get a break from drought, but threats still loom
The Bulletin· 3 days agoAfter more than four years of consistent drought, Central Oregon is finally getting a break. June...
Tropical moisture surge brings much-needed rain to Tampa Bay
WTSP-TV Tampa· 7 days agoThis rain will improve the ongoing drought for most. The U.S. Drought Monitor reports abnormally ...
Billion-dollar disasters have been sweeping across the US this year
Space via Yahoo News· 4 days agoS., drought conditions shifted — and droughts are one of the direct consequences of human-driven...
NJ is getting parched: How concerned should you be about drought?
New Jersey 101.5 FM· 7 days agoThe rainfall surplus from the winter and spring is but a distant memory, as a third of New Jersey is...
Gateway - Jalopnik
Jalopnik· 10 hours agoAn intense drought through America’s heartland left 1,700 barges waiting for the Mississippi River to be dredged outside of Vicksburg, Mississippi, this week. The river is ...
Lightning sparks Alaska’s largest wildfire of year
Fox Weather via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe McDonald Fire south of Fairbanks, Alaska, was reported to have burned more than 32,000 acres since its inception on June 8. The Bureau of Land...
Heat wave in D.C. area is just beginning, could last at least two weeks
Washington Post· 12 hours agoBrace yourself for a prolonged period of heat that will, at times, reach intense, record-challenging levels in the Washington region. While still rather tame, the hot weather early this week ...