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

Hundreds of brush fires and wildfires have sparked all over the New York City region. Hilary Howard, who covers climate ...

Drought conditions have gripped nearly the entire country, with only one state spared as a bone-dry autumn left most states ...

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

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

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

For the first time since August 2022, parts of Massachusetts have reached the most urgent drought level — extreme drought — ...

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

Fortunately, this latest rainfall greatly reduces the risk of any further brush fires in the Northeast and New England, ...

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

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