For many Californians, the most surprising part of a drought-free moment is how quickly it arrives: a single federal map update that, for once, shows no corner of the state labeled “abnormally dry” or ...

The Florida Forest Service tries combines all county-enacted burn bans on its website. A burn ban typically prohibits the outside burning of yard trash and vegetation, as well as campfires, bonfires ...

January is supposed to bring snow days, not drought maps—but this winter, more than two-thirds of the United States is unusually dry, and the trend is deepening rather than easing. From the Pacific ...