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NEW YORK — A drought watch has been issued across parts of New York, including New York City, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced Saturday. Fifteen counties are now under a ...

Our entire area in now considered Abnormally Dry by the U.S. Drought Monitor, and our southern communities have slipped back into drought. This is considered a short-term drought, meaning conditions ...

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California is beginning to identify places to store storm water after concerns that groundwater supplies are decreasing. The California Department of Water Resources has recently announced its new ...

BIG COUNTRY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Flash drought conditions continue to take hold across the Big Country, and unfortunately, this week’s update shows no signs of improvement. Drought Monitor Update: Dry ...

Near normal rainfall for the year has eased the severe drought that was declared in the Lowcountry seven months ago, a state committee decided Wednesday. Drought status has been taken down two notches ...

As we enter the calendar season of summer, the state of Illinois is facing a significant drought situation, due to a severe lack of rainfall over a very short amount of time. In northern Illinois, ...

Following Tropical Storm Debby’s torrential downpour, most of South Carolina’s counties have been declared drought-free. The South Carolina Drought Response Committee said 38 of the state’s 46 ...