December 8, 2025 - National Integrated Drought Information System officals say wet start to California water year improves drought, but snowpack lags.

A drought in the Great Plains and the Midwest has quickly grown in its size and severity in the last month, according to an update released Wednesday by the National Integrated Drought Information ...

As Iowa progresses into its fourth year of drought, researchers are advocating for an Iowa Drought Information System that would better inform water utilities, industries, jurisdictions and the public ...

As more than 100 wildfires burn across Florida, much of the state is experiencing a drought. Some areas, including the counties of Marion, Palm Beach and Hendry, are under extreme drought conditions.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – You may hear us talk about being in a drought and think: How is that even possible with the amount of rain we get in the summertime? Since Jan. 1, 2025, Duval County has received ...

(WLUK) -- Wisconsin does not typically deal with high levels of drought when you look at it from a year-to-year basis, but that does not mean it can't happen to us. This summer has proved that issue ...

Many corn fields in western Kansas, like this one just outside of Garden City, were parched by the drought in 2022. But deciding what characterizes a drought as regional climate changes, is not an ...

The Florida Department of Emergency Management summed up what's happening in the state with these succinct words: "Drought conditions throughout the Peninsula continue to worsen following warm ...

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 ...

Low water levels at the Wanaque Reservoir in Ringwood, N.J., is shown Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey) This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions ...

There's no rain in sight yet for Florida as drought conditions worsen and the number of wildfires increase around the state. "Florida has the only area of extreme drought east of the Plains," with ...