Unusual dryness or drought covers more than two-thirds of the U.S., from the Pacific Northwest to the East Coast. In the West ...

Tree-ring samples taken by Paulo Quadri, who earned a Ph.D. in environmental studies from UC Santa Cruz, were included in the study. (Photo by Luz A. de Wit) The top-line findings of a massive ...

A long period of drought in North America has been recognized by scientists for decades. A new study links the severe climate to a change in Earth's orbit. A long period of drought in North America ...

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More than 100 elephants have died in two months in Botswana's Chobe National Park due to drought, which has also affected wildlife in other countries in the region, the government said Tuesday. This ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The first half of 2025 was one of the wettest first halves of a year on record in Middle Tennessee. Since then, rain has been rare, and drought is beginning to form across ...