The U.S. Drought Monitor is the gold standard for measuring drought by county, state, and region across America.

America's drought this fall has some typical signatures, but one aspect to it is rather strange. At the top of this article is an analysis of the current areas of drought across the Lower 48, as of ...

The receding water level leaves the shore exposed at Neversink Reservoir in Sullivan County, N.Y., on Tuesday. The reservoir, which supplies drinking water to New York City, is at less than 50 percent ...