It’s been 40 years since the United States’ western region has experienced this low of snowpack near winter’s end, setting ...

January is supposed to bring snow days, not drought maps—but this winter, more than two-thirds of the United States is unusually dry, and the trend is deepening rather than easing. From the Pacific ...

Except for California, most Western states are experiencing the worst snow drought in decades, not because of dry conditions but really warm temperatures that change snow to rain.

Extreme drought expanded into parts of Los Angeles County as a dry start to the wet season continues in fire-prone Southern California, according to this week's U.S. Drought Monitor report. Extreme ...

For many Californians, the most surprising part of a drought-free moment is how quickly it arrives: a single federal map update that, for once, shows no corner of the state labeled “abnormally dry” or ...

These are the worst drought conditions this early in the year since 2001, meaning soils, rivers and reservoirs remain exceptionally low.

Much of the western U.S. has started 2026 in the midst of a snow drought. That might sound surprising, given the record precipitation from atmospheric rivers hitting the region in recent weeks, but ...

The drought status was just updated for Massachusetts. Much of the Bay State is still in a drought, as it has been since 2024. State residents should be minimizing water use in the wake of the news.

OLIVIA RUBIN, ABC NEWS, NEW YORK. WE ARE EXPECTING TO GET AN UPDATE TODAY ON FLORIDA’S DROUGHT AS CONCERNS OVER THE DRY WEATHER CONTINUE. OUR NIKITA RAMOS IS AT PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE RESCUE WITH THE ...

Much of the western U.S. has started 2026 in the midst of a snow drought. That might sound surprising, given the record precipitation from atmospheric rivers hitting the region in recent weeks, but ...