While autumn rains offered some relief to Northern California, drought still reigns in the southern part of the state.
Published Nov 16, 2016
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
Analysis of Landsat and MODIS data showed where agricultural production was affected by long-term drought in California.
Published Jan 30, 2015
The U.S. Drought Monitor reports its lowest levels in 17 years.
Published May 5, 2017
By late February 2018, an estimated 55 percent of the continental U.S. was classified as abnormally dry.
Published Mar 2, 2018
Severe to extreme drought persists in the Southwest and the Plains in May 2014.
Published May 13, 2014
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
Drought conditions in 2018 are extreme over the Four Corners region of the United States.
Published Nov 8, 2018
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
Reservoirs, lakes, and mountainsides are brimming with water and snow, though scientists caution that underground aquifers are a long way from having the same bounty.
Published Apr 21, 2017
Nearly all of California was in a state of extreme drought at the end of January 2014. Forests and farms clearly showed the effects in satellite measurements of vegetation.
Published Feb 14, 2014
In mid-September 2015, water stored near the surface and underground in the U.S. West was far-below-normal.
Published Sep 18, 2015
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 failure of the summer monsoon and other moisture carrying systems has parched more than 90 percent of some states.
Published Aug 13, 2020
Dry conditions at the surface in the continental United States are mirrored underground in many places.
Published Jul 24, 2014
A dry summer is giving farmers in the Northeast one of their toughest seasons in years.
Published Sep 13, 2016
