Despite recent rounds of winter rain and powerful waves that pummeled the coastline, most of California is continuing to bake under a deep drought, with over half of the state facing “abnormally dry” ...

While cooler temperatures and more rain in March helped mitigate drought in some regions in California, drought conditions aren’t forecasted to improve for large swaths of the state in the coming ...

The Climate Prediction Center's recent dire drought outlook for California and the western United States has some more bad news: The dry, hot conditions will worsen air quality and introduce more dust ...

Scientists attribute these extreme weather swings to climate change, warning of intensifying "hydroclimate whiplash" patterns ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. After months of slight temperature shifts in the Pacific Ocean, La Niña has officially returned — the climate ...

Snow fell Thursday in a number of Southland communities that rarely see snowfall. The precipitation delighted many residents in low-lying communities who took to social media to post pictures of the ...

In California, drought conditions this summer were the most extreme in the entire 126-year record — a clear sign of the role climate change plays in the perilous decline of the state's water resources ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Just days after state regulators announced water cutbacks for thousands of Central Valley farmers, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack promised federal relief to help combat California's ...

Image of technicians with California Sea Grant and Sonoma Water surveying adult salmon at one of our study sites in the Russian River. (California Sea Grant via Courthouse News) (CN) — How did ...

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, ...

Southern California and a central pocket of the state are forecasted to see drought conditions persist with no improvement into the summer. It comes as most of California faces higher likelihoods of ...