The drought continues to improve in Massachusetts with U.S. Drought Monitor Map reducing the amount of the state experiencing a moderate drought and abnormally dry conditions. Drought status in ...

This U.S. Drought Monitor continues to show improvement in drought-related conditions across multiple areas. The Midwest (Iowa and Minnesota), central and northern Plains (Kansas, Nebraska, Dakotas, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the summer kicking off and temperatures rising, will Iowa's drought conditions remain steady or will a drop in rainfall lead ...

It was a week with a lot of change noted in areas of dryness and drought across the U.S. Heavy to locally excessive rainfall engendered broad areas of improvement in much of the Southeast, the lower ...

The dormant wheat crop in the Southern Plains received precipitation in mid-January, just after the US Department of ...

For many Californians, the most surprising part of a drought-free moment is how quickly it arrives: a single federal map update that, for once, shows no corner of the state labeled “abnormally dry” or ...

Summer is nearly in full swing in Iowa, with temperatures exceeding 90 degrees for the first time this year on June 11. With temperatures rising, will Iowa's drought conditions worsen? As of Thursday, ...

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 ...

A dry fall has reduced soil moisture across Michigan and left an estimated 4 million Michigan residents in areas of drought or near-drought across the Lower Peninsula, according to the U.S. Drought ...