The U.S. Drought Monitor currently classifies just over 66% of the state as being in a severe drought covering most of the ...

The U.S. Drought Monitor currently classifies just over 66% of the state as being in a severe drought covering most of the Boston area, North shore, Central Massachusetts and Western Massachusetts.

New research shows global warming has become the dominant driver of worsening drought in the western United States.

The researchers determined that since 2000, human-caused warming has become the dominant force leading to more drought severity in the Western United States. In the case of the intense Western ...

A map of drought conditions across the U.S. has revealed that nearly three-quarters of the country is currently experiencing some form of drought. As of October 29, 78 percent of the American ...

The warning comes as a record-breaking dry spell and abnormally high temperatures have lowered reservoirs and fueled ...

The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing over 27 million Ghanaian Cedis ($1.7 million) to support drought-affected communities in northern Ghana.

Parts of the East Coast are under drought conditions and red flag warnings, from Massachusetts to the northern edge of Virginia and West Virginia.