Search results
Central Oregon get a break from drought, but threats still loom
The Bulletin· 9 hours agoAfter more than four years of consistent drought, Central Oregon is finally getting a break. June...
Western US faces snow drought as summer heats up
Courthouse News Service· 2 days agoAnother winter without enough snow and rain has left much of thewestern United States parched for water, according to scientists monitoring a snow ...
Billion-dollar disasters have been sweeping across the US this year
Space via Yahoo News· 2 days agoS. Drought Monitor Report shared there was a 4% drop since the end of April in the amount of the...
The Western U.S. Is Sweltering Under a 'Heat Dome.' What Does That Mean?
Smithsonian Magazine· 5 days agoA heat wave in the western United States that started last week has been made even hotter by a “heat dome” sitting over the region. This phenomenon occurs when a high-pressure ...
U.S. faces excessive heat, raucous storms going into week
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 days agoExcessive heat continues to bake the Southwest, severe storms, torrential downpours and excessive...
Nevada, Western states get $700 million boost from US for water conservation
Las Vegas Sun· 4 days agoA $700 million investment from the federal government will fund water conservation projects across...
El Niño is dead, which could usher in a sweltering summer
ABC12 Mid-Michigan· 2 days agoEl Niño has officially come to an end and the ripples from its demise will shake up weather around the globe. El Niño – a natural climate pattern marked by warmer than average ocean temperatures ...
...May 2024 Wrapped Up A Stormy, Destructive Spring For The U.S. - 11 Billion-Dollar Disasters Have...
Sierra Sun Times· 4 days agoMay 2024 was a turbulent month across the contiguous U.S., as storms continued their spring onslaught. The month also added more billion-dollar disasters ...
California and National Drought Summary for June 11, 2024, 10 Day Weather Outlook, and California ...
Sierra Sun Times· 2 days agoA highly variable precipitation pattern was noted across the contiguous 48 states this past week, resulting in a significant number of changes in the Drought Monitor depiction ...
Will the La Niña cycle cool down Earth's record-breaking heat streak? Not so fast, experts caution
Salon via Yahoo News· 3 days agoColumbia Drought El Niño Diego Cuevas/Getty Images The last twelve months have been the hottest in...