Governor Gavin Newsom wants to invest more than $47 billion to tackle drought, improve water supply technology and reduce the risk of wildfires.
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Millions across the US could experience water shortage due to drought levels in the Colorado River Basin. Veuer’s Maria Mercedes Galuppo has t…
A top United Nations humanitarian official has raised concern about people going hungry in a remote part of northern Kenya, joining calls for …
A line of storms ahead of a cold front from the northwest brought much-needed rain to McLennan County on Thursday, though not enough to exting…
From southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia, swathes of land across the Horn of Africa are being ravaged by a drought that has put 20…
Worsening drought in the Southwest has led to some grim discoveries as the water level of Lake Mead falls to record lows.
Starting June 1, 6 million Californians will be asked to go from using an average of 125 gallons of water per day to 80 gallons.
One of three water intakes is now high and dry. The city depends on the lake for 90% of its water. Get the latest on the West's epic megadrought here.
Much of the Southwest will continue to face a critical fire risk on Friday, with multiple wildfires already burning throughout the region.
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Over the last seven months, Waco has seen a rainfall deficit of 13 inches. Monthly reports from the city of Waco show that water use from Nove…
Seven months of continual drought and heavy water use have reduced Lake Waco to less than 80% of its normal capacity, putting the city of Waco close to enacting water restrictions.
Bluebonnets mark the entrance to First Woodway Baptist Church off of Ritchie Road. The state flower has begun blooming along area roadsides in…
Inzerki, Morocco’s village is proud to claim it has the world’s oldest and largest collective beehive. But instead of buzzing with springtime …
Brian Uptmore said the grass on his 1,250-acre McLennan County spread is tan at a time of year it should be bright green, and his stock tanks are running low during one of the worst droughts he has seen since he started ranching 30 years ago.
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Brian Uptmore talks about the situation facing ranchers and farmers in the current climate.
The West's multi-year drought is expected to continue in the coming months, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's spring outlook said.
Soil moisture levels continue to decline in most areas of the state after a months-long dry spell as warm-season crop plantings and preparatio…
For the first time since it was filled more than 50 years ago, Lake Powell, the second-largest U.S. reservoir, is projected to dip past a critical threshold.
A new Mayborn Museum exhibit aims to shed new light on a historically murky subject, the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, with contemporary research th…
Last week, it was peanuts. Unsalted, roasted in the shell, to be exact.
The American West's megadrought deepened so much last year that it is now the driest it has been in at least 1,200 years, a new study finds.
A study says the U.S. West's megadrought deepened so much last year it is now the driest in at least 1,200 years — a worst-case climate change scenario.
Despite a blockbuster start to the wet season with atmospheric rivers and major winter storms, experts are worried about the snowpack and drou…
Commodity crop prices continue to remain strong across the board as weather and geopolitical concerns add volatility to markets, according to …
Another U.S. drought record has been set: At least 40% of the Lower 48 has gone 68 straight weeks in drought conditions.