drought

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is developing a framework for assessing drought in a changing climate. It's a tricky question.

Drought and strong demand have worsened a recent price hike in beef prices.

The state has seen both drought and flooding after a bout of extreme weather.

All six U.S. regional climate centers will remain online through a new contract deadline in mid-June. Four of the centers, which are overseen by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, were abruptly closed last week after their funding ran out.

The current drought alert has been in effect since October and is set to expire at the end of March.

Programs that provide drought relief to farmers use the U.S. Drought Monitor to determine eligibility, but some experts say it doesn’t always capture local conditions.

Nebraska and Missouri — two of the top 10 beef-producing states — experienced the largest decline in the quality of June pastureland since 2020 compared to the other top states.

‘We don’t want to lose our water because they’ve mismanaged theirs,’ a state senator says.

A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads as shipping costs soar.

Dry weather, high temperatures and a lack of rainfall across parts of the Midwest and Great Plains have caused a spike in water demand from city residents. In response, some cities are implementing conservation measures to keep their water supplies from drying up.