Much of Central Texas is no longer in a drought thanks to recent rainfall. Right now, the U.S. Drought Monitor shows residents in several counties – including Travis, Williamson, Bastrop, Burnet and ...

The low-latitude highlands region of southwestern China experienced two major climate events in recent years: a severe drought in 2009–2010 and an extreme heat wave in 2019. Though both sprang from ...

When rain refuses to fall for weeks on end, a dry spell can gradually become a full-on drought. But what do meteorologists and other scientists look for to confirm it’s actually a drought? The ...

Hadley Arnold of The Arid Lands Institute explains what she believes could be feasible long-term solutions to California’s drought. Peter and Hadley Arnold Would it be possible for Angelenos to ...