Office of Water Prediction (OWP) makes critical flood forecasts with the National Water Model. Despite improvements over time ...

The US West is in a snow drought, according to the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS). Snow-covered area across the western United States was 34 percent of ave ...

Climate change and water exploitation has intensified the frequency, duration, and severity of drought events while accelerating soil and substrate ...

After much of Washington state saw historic flooding near the end of 2025, weather observers may be wondering how that affected drought conditions. “Did record rainfall end Washington’s drought?” the ...

PHOENIX (AP) — Officials in drought-stricken Arizona are moving to regulate groundwater use on the state's western edge where wells have been running dry. The new rules allow for a management plan ...

Dead trees, killed by the drought, line a mountain road in the Sequoia National Forest in this photo from November 2016. (U.S. Forest Service) It’s a rare site to see the U.S. Drought Monitor Map show ...

U.S. Drought Monitor shows California free of drought for first time since 2000. Experts warn map is a weekly snapshot and not a guarantee of sustained dryness. Farmers prioritize snowpack to secure ...

For the first time in a quarter-century, no part of California was considered dry or in drought, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor assessment released Thursday. The historic shift was first ...

PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Parts of Eastern Carolina continue to experience abnormally dry conditions, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor, but agricultural officials say the lack of rainfall ...