"This is the first time we have seen that since December of 2000. It's been quite a while since there's been no abnormally ...

It seems like the past few years have been persistently punctuated with drought conditions in Lawrence County and across ...

Drought conditions across Iowa continue to improve, with more than half of the state now experiencing drought-free conditions. Large portions of the state benefited from a week of consistent rains, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the summer kicking off and temperatures rising, will Iowa's drought conditions remain steady or will a drop in rainfall lead ...

Drought can have serious implications for water supply. In 2022, Lake Mead—the largest reservoir in the U.S. by capacity—fell to critically low levels following years of drought. According to a map of ...

A wet summer so far in 2025 has resulted in nearly the entire state of Iowa being drought-free. The U.S. Drought Monitor offers a state-by-state tracking of drought conditions nationwide. New maps and ...

A total of 84 percent of Florida is suffering from drought conditions ranging from dry to extreme drought. The drought affects more than 17 million people. The largest area of extreme drought is ...

California showed no areas of drought or abnormal dryness as of Jan. 6, 2026, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The weekly assessment measures the share of the state affected by drought ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Arizona remains in the grip of a long-term drought that began in 1994 with recent months of above-average rainfall providing only short-term relief. The current drought map shows ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A few Oregon locations have seen drought improvements this week thanks to thunderstorm activity. The severe drought has started to peel away from the northeast coastal regions ...

Across a swath of the United States, drought that might once have been dismissed as a passing dry spell is now settling in for the season, hardening into a long‑term strain on water, landscapes, and ...