The western United States is currently experiencing moderate to severe drought, and it is expected to worsen in upcoming months.
Published Mar 31, 2021
The typically green valleys and snow-covered mountains of California have grown dusty after three years of drought.
Published Jul 18, 2014
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
The U.S. Drought Monitor reports its lowest levels in 17 years.
Published May 5, 2017
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
A dry summer is giving farmers in the Northeast one of their toughest seasons in years.
Published Sep 13, 2016
This spring and summer the Rocky Mountains have been relatively dry.
Published Aug 30, 2000
By late February 2018, an estimated 55 percent of the continental U.S. was classified as abnormally dry.
Published Mar 2, 2018
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
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