For the first time in 25 years, no part of California was experiencing dry or drought conditions. That's according to the US Drought Monitor. It's *** tool that tracks the emergence, persistence, or ...

A figure adapted from the paper showing extreme water storage anomalies across the world as detected by the GRACE and GRACE Follow-On satellites from 2002-2024. Credit: Ashraf Rateb Floods and ...

California is the only state in the United States starting 2026 without drought or abnormally dry conditions, after a parade of atmospheric rivers delivered heavy rain and mountain snow early this ...

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Foundations of abandoned homes that were part of communities in the New Hope Valley before they were flooded upon Jordan Lake’s 1982 completion are visible in this file photo from November 2023, when ...

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EVERETT — Snohomish County and Western Washington experienced record-breaking floods in December 2025, but did the deluge do anything for the drought conditions that have plagued the state for the ...

For the second time in the past two weeks, the U.S. Drought Monitor, a prominent national report, on Thursday classified 100% of California as being drought-free. That’s a rating that hasn’t occurred ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Central Texas saw a significant expansion of drought conditions this week as "extreme" levels reached more communities across the region. According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor ...

An unseasonably warm winter brought rain rather than snow to the Silver State and much of the West — threatening water supplies for farmers and wildlife. Each winter, high elevation snow blankets ...

An alarm has been sounded in northern Kenya as drought ravages the counties in the region, threatening livelihoods. Mandera County, for instance, has started recording livestock deaths with a recent ...

California has been on a roller coaster ride of extreme weather in recent years. Six years ago, in January 2020, none of the state was classified as being in a drought. Just 3% — a tiny sliver in ...