California has been on a roller coaster ride of extreme weather in recent years. Six years ago, in January 2020, none of the state was classified as being in a drought. Just 3% — a tiny ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Levels not seen in 15 years... Lake Shasta, the largest reservoir in California, has made headlines for a third straight year. The ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- With California falling into an even deeper drought, one we haven't seen in quite some time, you might be wondering how much do I actually need to conserve? This week, we saw 50 ...

Following a series of winter storms and years of improved hydrologic conditions, California’s ongoing efforts to recover from ...

In California, drought conditions this summer were the most extreme in the entire 126-year record — a clear sign of the role climate change plays in the perilous decline of the state's water resources ...

It’s not quite that simple. To be exact, the last time the report had California at 100% drought-free was the week of Dec. 26, 2000, when Tom Hanks’ “Castaway” was packing movie theaters, Bill Clinton ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The southwestern US will continue to struggle through drought conditions this winter, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted Thursday in its outlook for the ...

Fifty of California's 58 counties are now under a drought emergency after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new emergency order for nine more counties on Thursday. The governor made the announcement while ...

Greenhouse gases and aerosols emitted by human activity make droughts worse. The western United States is in the midst of an intensifying drought. In the latest U.S. Drought Monitor released Thursday, ...