The city, which typically gets about 4.5 inches of rain in October, got nothing. Sudden dry conditions will become more ...

The Department of Environmental Services reported no drinking water supply issues, but the state Department of Agriculture ...

To make matters worse, recent data reveals that human-triggered fires are often more destructive and harder to contain than ...

One of the terms that many of us do not hear about very often is “flash drought.” This is a sudden and extreme dry spell that occurs over weeks to months, rather than years or decades. This event is ...

Over 73 percent of land across the entire U.S. and Puerto Rico was under some degree of drought as of October 29.

The city attributes the decrease to such factors as improvements in spotting leaks. Last month, nearly half the country was ...

The once-fertile earth beneath Harvey Schroeder’s feet has been cracked and dry for months. Last month was among the driest ...

October 2024 brought record-setting drought to the U.S., with dry conditions covering more than half the country. A strong high-pressure system kept temperatures warm and rainfall scarce, driving ...

A long-term drought, or even a flash drought like we have seen develop regionally, can exacerbate wildfire conditions. Other ...

When will it snow this year in Boston and across Massachusetts and New Hampshire? Here's how the recent drought could impact ...

Meteorologist Taylor Stephenson explains why flash flooding can occur even if an area is experiencing a drought in this ...

Last month, nearly half the country was in a flash drought, which means a rapid dry-out from a combination of little precipitation and abnormally high temperatures. The Northeast capped the month ...