LOS ANGELES - Dangerous heat wave and drought continue to impact the western United States, placing much of the region under extreme drought conditions and in jeopardy of breaking more records. More ...

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, ...

(AP) – With nearly two-thirds of the United States abnormally dry or worse, the government’s spring forecast offers little hope for relief, especially in the West where a devastating megadrought has ...

A historic 'megadrought' and the climate connection: Examining the Western US drought crisis In this special presentation, the Scripps western stations dig into the drought and climate change crises ...

Drought and long, hot summer days are sucking Western Colorado’s rivers dry, parching farm fields and fueling the massive wildfires proliferating across the region. A chunk of northwestern Colorado in ...

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FARGO — For the first time in more than three years, nowhere in North Dakota is experiencing drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. There are, however, still “abnormally dry ...