This week, 35.01 percent of the U.S. and Puerto Rico were completely drought-free, with 26.96 percent under "abnormally dry" ...

Nearly all of the U.S. is facing drought, with Kentucky becoming the 49th state to enter drought in November, due to a ...

Important bodies of water that supply water to populated regions in the Northeast are drying up due to drought conditions in ...

Long Island's driest autumn in decades has sparked dozens of brush fires and questions about what it could mean over time.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation told Newsday it has not received any reports or observed any increases in ...

A flash drought that has taken hold of much of the US is threatening to push beef prices higher and could damage winter wheat ...

Even though the rain helped us out with the brush fire danger for now the drought conditions continue. Over an inch of rain ...

"For grapes, if it's dry starting in August and then running through the entire harvest season, that's really good," Sharrott ...

Jackie Bray, New York state Commissioner of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, joined WNYC for an update.

Amid an unprecedented uptick in brush fires and a drought warning, it's raining in New York City for the first time in weeks.

New Jersey’s worst drought in 22 years has turned even more serious in just one week, with half of the state now experiencing ...

The warning comes as a record-breaking dry spell and abnormally high temperatures have lowered reservoirs and fueled ...