New Years Eve won’t arrive until Dec. 31 for us civilians. But if you’re a hydrologist, 2025 ended Sept. 30 — the 2025 water year, that is. Those who study water on and under the ground use water ...

Seeing widespread drought in January is historically rare in the U.S., and yet, the latest data shows that nearly every state ...

Iraq, the historic “land between two rivers,” faces a crisis striking at its identity as the Tigris and Euphrates shrink dramatically amid severe drought and the increasing toll of upstream dams, ...

In the South Bay, a million residents will soon be hit with the toughest water restrictions of any major urban area in California. Late Wednesday, the state PUC gave final approval to San Jose Water ...

Brad Riesenberg has worked in the winter sports industry for more than 20 years, and he’s never seen a winter with such paltry snowfall and mild temperatures as he has this season. Riesenberg, who is ...

Drought conditions have worsened in Massachusetts Last spring, drought conditions had improved in the Bay State after two years of dry weather Officials are stressing that minimizing overall water use ...

A snow drought can delay ski slope opening dates and cause poor early winter recreation conditions. It can also create water ...

In a severe drought year, like this one, some farmers and ranchers in the Yakima River Basin come to expect a letter from the state cutting off one of their main water sources, and they plan ...

Gov. Phil Murphy and the state Department of Environmental Protection issued the warning on Dec. 5. It came six months after New Jersey ended a warning that lasted from November 2024 until June 2025.