Virginia is in its driest stretch since 1941, according to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, and Buggs Island Lake fell to 288 feet this week, some 12 feet below normal pool for ...

Drought and an ailing aquifer were major topics of conversation when NASA scientists visited with farmers in the Texas High Plains.

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BUFFALO — Severe drought across the state and Western U.S. is forcing ranchers to accelerate livestock shipments and destock their herds as pastures wither and feed and trucking costs soar.

Why the state park is auctioning off more bison than usual following the annual roundup, and how tourists have helped shape the event.

Research providing policymakers with the means to better respond to or prevent sever groundwater problems in the future.

Archaeologists are redrawing Roman maps of Switzerland after traces of ‌long-buried ruins emerged as the country endured the hottest summer on record.

To survive dry spells, trees stop the water-rich process of photosynthesis. When nature’s natural carbon capture machine grinds to a halt entire forests end up producing more CO₂ than they absorb.

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Exceptionally heavy El Niño rains have awakened millions of seeds lying dormant underground, carpeting vast swathes of one of the planet's driest places with flowers.

Ancient DNA shows the plague split into three branches around 1450 to 1500, possibly aided by drought, and may have settled into wild rodent reservoirs.

One silver lining for a difficult year in some of Colorado’s most dynamic farmland: A dry, hot year makes for some scorching chiles. “Lack of water always makes a hotter chile,” said Carla Houghton of...

All signs are pointing toward a record-breaking El Nino this year, which experts say raises the risk of droughts across Asia that may drive food prices higher across the globe.

For 27 years, the Southwest has been gripped by a historic drought. Scientists think it might be here to stay.

Colorado's hot and dry summer has taken a toll on another popular destination — St. Mary's Glacier.

Prolonged drought and extreme heat can cause hardwood trees, particularly oaks, to develop brown or yellowing leaves and fall-like coloration earlier than expected. Across East and Central Texas, thes...

Blistering drought across the West has forced some communities in Utah to live with a fraction of their normal water.

Below-normal rainfall and tightening transit limits are reviving concerns over shipping capacity, LNG transport, and refined-product routes ahead of the 2027 dry season.

Wildlife officials in the Rocky Mountain region are reporting far more trouble than usual between black bears and people this summer.

State wildlife officials say they have killed nearly 300 black bears this year as Colorado bear sightings and attacks continue to spike.

Cloud seeding has been around for decades, but a new announcement says a drone project saw a measurable success in modifying the weather.

The state is home to 14 named glaciers and 3,500 rock glaciers — all are in peril.

A new study suggests El Nino events have intensified over the past 40 years due to human-caused climate change.

France is temporarily relaxing strict production rules for several iconic cheeses as drought and record heat leave pastures severely depleted. Producers of abondance, beaufort and comté can now use mo...

Panama and El Salvador have become the latest countries along with Honduras to declare an emergency over El Nino, which has already forced a reduction in shipping through the Panama Canal. All three…

Climate change is making droughts more frequent, prolonged and intense in many regions of the world, increasing the need to understand their effects on health.

An angler was attacked by a bear near the confluence of the Platte rivers in Jefferson County on Friday evening. According to a press release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), the angler, a man ...

The fed released a new two-year operating plan for the Colorado River, which includes cuts in the Lower Basin and low releases out of Lake Powell.