The Latest Breaking News from Drought

Near-record low water levels on US river are affecting key commercial activities, such as shipping and farming.

A storm that was tracking across the northwestern United States on Wednesday is poised to dip southeastward into the south-central

The Interior Department announced Friday that it will consider revising a set of guidelines for operating two major dams on the Colorado River

Farmer Neil Cairns, of vegetable growers Barfoots, in Botley, West Sussex, said the summer drought and scorching temperatures reaching 40C means pumpkins are not as big this Halloween as usual

Nearly the entire stretch of the Mississippi River has experienced below average rainfall over the past two months, reducing water levels on the river to near record lows

Colorado can expect a warmer and drier winter, putting the state at greater risk of wildfire and lessening the chance of rebounding from the ongoing megadrought plaguing the West, climate scientists say.

A second world war-era boat, half emerged B-29 plane and five other bodies have so far been found in the receding waters

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Admirers of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains are familiar with the swaths of blackened trees flanking its sprawling green forest ranges. A new University of California, Berkeley study quantifies that devastation, finding nearly a third of southern Sierra conifer forests have died in the last decade.

Six areas are being moved to 'recovery'

The Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought in 40 years. Scientists suspect that a multi-year La Niña cycle has been amplified by climate change to prolong dry and hot conditions.

Thierry Henry has admitted that Gabriel Jesus is not prolific enough to bag 25-30 goals a season in the wake of the Arsenal star's five-match goalscoring drought