Greenhouse gases and aerosols emitted by human activity make droughts worse. The western United States is in the midst of an intensifying drought. In the latest U.S. Drought Monitor released Thursday, ...

The western United States is drying up. Wildfires are scorching the region at unprecedented rates, drought conditions are at their worst in decades, and millions of Americans are relying on a water ...

Drought and long, hot summer days are sucking Western Colorado’s rivers dry, parching farm fields and fueling the massive wildfires proliferating across the region. A chunk of northwestern Colorado in ...

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Western Colorado has had a record-setting summer, as hot and dry conditions have persisted for much of the season. While recent rainstorms have brought much-needed precipitation to the region, relief ...

FARGO — For the first time in more than three years, nowhere in North Dakota is experiencing drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. There are, however, still “abnormally dry ...

A historic 'megadrought' and the climate connection: Examining the Western US drought crisis In this special presentation, the Scripps western stations dig into the drought and climate change crises ...