Drought conditions in Massachusetts have worsened, with two regions now in critical drought and four others in significant drought, officials announced Monday.

Even the 3 feet of snow that fell in some areas in February is not enough to fully recharge rivers, lakes, ponds and ...

The recent warm weather and melting snowpack will only make a dent in the drought because it takes time for water to recharge groundwater levels.

Newsweek has created a map showing which lakes are declining in water levels fastest. Lake Mead, in Nevada and Arizona, Lake ...

A wicked snow drought picked a bad year to plague the West, with the Colorado River already reeling. Arizona's local supplies ...

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows drought expanding sharply across the state, marking the fourth straight week of ...

Drought and heatwaves occurring together – known as “compound” events – have increased “substantially” across the world since the early 2000s, a new study shows.

The ongoing drought means weeks of lake levels dropping across central Illinois, but the recent rain has been good news.

Most of the Treasure Coast and Palm Beach County continue to be under extreme drought, according to the latest figures released Thursday by the U.S. Drought Monitor ...

Meteorological spring is already underway, and recent warm rains may have had an impact on the snowpack. Greg Gartrell from the Water Policy Center at the Public Policy Institute of California breaks ...

Parts of central Illinois are experiencing severe drought conditions following below normal rainfall in February. Is your ...