Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s a major milestone in one of the continent’s most fire-prone regions. No corner of California was abnormally dry or mired in ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The most recent map from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows that severe ...

California faces potential summer drought as mountain snowpack levels drop to zero in some regions.

California is facing one of the most severe water crises in its history, with millions of residents and hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland at risk. In this video, we dive deep into the $20 ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Despite fierce rainstorms and atmospheric rivers battering California ...

For the second time in the past two weeks, the U.S. Drought Monitor, a prominent national report, has classified 100% of California as being drought-free. That's a rating that hasn't occurred in 25 ...

Despite being just 20 days away from spring, drought conditions, while improved from January, are still in effect for most of Southern and Central California. Extreme drought, the second-most severe ...

California's rainy start to 2026 has led to wet conditions pushing the state to break a 25-year record, according to the latest federal and state data. The U.S. Drought Monitor map released Thursday, ...

For the second time in the past two weeks, the U.S. Drought Monitor, a prominent national report, on Thursday classified 100% of California as being drought-free. That’s a rating that hasn’t occurred ...