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NEW YORK — A drought watch has been issued across parts of New York, including New York City, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced Saturday. Fifteen counties are now under a ...

As England faces a drought in August if the hot and dry weather continues, here is a look at what is happening and how the situation is being managed. How is a drought defined? Droughts are natural ...

ATLANTA — More than 45 million people across 14 Southern states are now in the midst of what’s being called a “flash drought” that’s cracking farm soil, drying up ponds and raising the risk of ...

Flash drought is a new phenomenon with increasing prominence under global warming. The drought develops rapidly without sufficient early warning, and has stricken the world with severe impacts during ...

HANOVER, N.H. – December 16, 2021 – Periods of record low snow levels over the past decade have increased the urgency of snow research. As snow studies expand, usage of the term “snow drought” to ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The cooler and wet weather from early May has significantly helped reduce defined drought condition across Western New York. But without any substantial rain chances expected for at ...

Cliff Bingham is one happy farmer. Amply rained-upon cotton, grapes and peanuts all seem decent on his Terry County fields, and wetter-than-normal soil could already mean good news for next year. "I ...

With all the attention focused on California's water woes, an observer might conclude that the Golden State's drought is the exception. It isn't. Forty states expect to see water shortages in at least ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — For the first time, the Washington State Department of Ecology issued a drought advisory map, and most of the counties in Washington are on it. This is the first time a map has shown ...

Because climates vary greatly from one region to another, drought also varies from location to location, and a single definition is not appropriate. In general, drought is extreme dryness due to a ...