A new U.S. Drought Monitor map shows large swaths of the country facing “extreme” to “exceptional” drought, with the most ...

More than 62% of the Lower 48 states sat in drought as of the week ending May 19, 2026, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor ...

Rain expected over the holiday weekend is not anticipated to provide enough relief needed across the drought-stricken state.

The U.S. Drought Monitor map, run by NOAA, the National Drought Mitigation Center and NASA, still had Denver County sitting ...

Extreme drought expanded into parts of Los Angeles County as a dry start to the wet season continues in fire-prone Southern California, according to this week's U.S. Drought Monitor report. Extreme ...

As drought spreads across parts of the country, several reservoirs are already under strain.

With the summer kicking off and temperatures rising, will Iowa's drought conditions remain steady or will a drop in rainfall lead to worsening conditions? The U.S. Drought Monitor's weekly map tracks ...

Drought conditions across Iowa continue to improve, with more than half of the state now experiencing drought-free conditions. Large portions of the state benefited from a week of consistent rains, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The drought continues to improve in Massachusetts with U.S. Drought Monitor Map reducing the amount of the state experiencing a ...

See where drought conditions stand in Petersburg and across Virginia and what the different levels mean for your area.