WASHINGTON (AP) — Heat waves that lead to sudden and damaging drought are spreading across the globe at an accelerating rate, ...

A drought has a beginning and an end. What's happening in the West doesn't seem to have an end, so what is it?

Following months without rain, wildfire-ravaged Southern California has once again entered a concerning period of severe drought, new data showed. Drought conditions - coupled with hurricane-force ...

Ocean temperatures may be quietly protecting the world from a global drought catastrophe. By analyzing more than a century of ...

Over the past decade, southern Australia has suffered numerous extreme weather and climate events, such as record-breaking heat waves, bushfires, two major droughts and even flash flooding.

A new study reveals an alarming increase in heat waves leading to droughts globally, emphasizing the compounding effects of ...

WAVERLY, Minn. — As tough as this stretch of weather has been, Minnesotans know it's been needed. At least two inches of rain and melted snow has fallen. Most of the state is experiencing a moderate ...

Many parts of the world are predicted to endure “day-zero droughts,” periods of extreme and unprecedented water scarcity, which could happen as soon as this decade in certain hotspots including parts ...

Droughts do not dry out the entire Earth simultaneously. A new study reveals that synchronized droughts affect a small ...

A new report says some of the worst droughts in history have occurred over the past two years. Severe drought has devastated huge parts of the planet over the past two years as record-high ...

MISSOURI, USA — Thirty years ago, the weather on Annie Doerr’s family ranch felt reliable. Now that she’s taken over from her parents, it’s been anything but. In recent years, drought has made finding ...