From brown landscapes to snow-free mountains, California was startlingly dry as a serious drought prompted a state of emergency.
Published Jan 23, 2014
The typically green valleys and snow-covered mountains of California have grown dusty after three years of drought.
Published Jul 18, 2014
More than 64 million people are directly affected by drought in the Southwest and Southern Plains, and far more are indirectly affected because of the vast number of farms, orchards, and ranches that supply the rest of the United States.
Published Nov 27, 2014
In August 2012, satellites observed the effects of drought and heat waves on vegetation from the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi River.
Published Oct 3, 2012
Vegetation is withering across Central Chile.
Published Nov 18, 2019
North Island vegetation shows signs of stress during one the region’s most severe droughts on record.
Published May 7, 2020
December rains and groundwater pumping keep vegetation looking green amidst a deep drought.
Published Feb 26, 2015
While autumn rains offered some relief to Northern California, drought still reigns in the southern part of the state.
Published Nov 16, 2016
Analysis of Landsat and MODIS data showed where agricultural production was affected by long-term drought in California.
Published Jan 30, 2015
Severe to extreme drought persists in the Southwest and the Plains in May 2014.
Published May 13, 2014
By late February 2018, an estimated 55 percent of the continental U.S. was classified as abnormally dry.
Published Mar 2, 2018
The U.S. Drought Monitor reports its lowest levels in 17 years.
Published May 5, 2017
Temperatures across much of the region in 2018 have been well above the norms, while precipitation has been well below—a recipe for struggling farmers and concerned forest fire managers.
Published Jun 12, 2018
The water stored as snow in the 400-mile long range is now 185 percent of normal for the beginning of March.
Published Mar 3, 2017
Most of Texas is brown in this vegetation index image, revealing the negative impact drought had on plants in August 2009.
Published Aug 12, 2009
Drought conditions in 2018 are extreme over the Four Corners region of the United States.
Published Nov 8, 2018
In a dry spell of historic proportions, more than half of the country faced severe or moderate drought.
Published Jul 17, 2012
