If you've lived here long enough, you remember the historic drought of 2007 and 2008. It cost North Carolina's agriculture industry more than half-a-billion dollars in damages. Nearly 80% of water ...

Nearly three-quarters of Kansas is in a drought, or at the very least "abnormally dry," heading into the cooler seasons of ...

Peoria, Ill. (WMBD) — Thursday’s drought monitor update showed worsening drought conditions across the state of Illinois, with the worst drought conditions (extreme drought) centered over Champaign ...

Drought conditions across much of South Dakota have persisted since late last summer, through fall and winter with a lack of significant winter precipitation. In South Dakota, much of the state has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two cows graze in a field in western Oklahoma. (Courtesy of Casey Murdock) OKLAHOMA CITY – While nearly the entire state is in a ...

Despite recent heavy rains, most of Florida remains under extreme or exceptional drought conditions. State officials are warning of an "extremely active peak wildfire season" for April, May, and June.

The number of potentially damaging environmental incidents triggered by this year’s hot and dry weather has surpassed that of 2025 Wildlife in England and Wales will be affected by the current drought ...