TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey issued a statewide water supply Drought Warning Friday amid below-average precipitation and deteriorating water supply conditions in the state. Gov. Phil Murphy ...

Drought is among the most damaging abiotic stresses limiting global crop productivity, and its frequency and severity are expected to increase with ongoing ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) found that January through March was the driest on record for the ...

California citrus growers may soon have a new ally: a robotic soil-mapping system designed to show exactly how much water ...

Drought conditions across Iowa continued to ease as May approaches. That's in contrast to parts of the southeast, where worsening drought conditions are also fueling wildfires in states like Florida ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The U.S. West is already seeing outdoor watering ...

A sliver of eastern Mecklenburg County and larger areas of Cabarrus and Union counties are experiencing the worst drought conditions in the state, the U.S. Drought Monitor map released Thursday shows.

(WOWK) — There has been a lot of talk surrounding the southeast drought that began in 2025 across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Large parts of the southeastern U.S. are in the midst of an exceptional drought, which is fueling dozens of wildfires in Florida and Georgia. Why is a region of the U.S. more often known for ...

Drought conditions in Iowa improved during the week of April 20 and are likely to continue improving amid recent rainfall. The U.S. Drought Monitor offers a state-by-state tracking of drought ...