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 ...

The wild black bears that roam into developed areas are often young bears trying to find food in a new territory, according ...

A flash drought that has taken hold of much of the US is threatening to push beef prices higher and could damage winter wheat ...

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

"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 — ...

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

There is finally significant rain in the forecast for the drought in Massachusetts. Some towns might even see a little snow.

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