The Latest Breaking News from Drought

Spawning sites in east and south-west will need unusually wet spring for tadpoles to survive

LOS ANGELES — California’s remarkably wet winter has helped ease drought conditions considerably, with large swaths of the state — including the coast of Humboldt County, much of the snow-capped Sierra Nevada and the Santa Monica Mountains north of Malibu — no longer considered to be in drought, according to…

Spurs’ wait for silverware goes on after Sheffield United inflict cupset

Italy, France and other nations in western Europe are grappling with a second year of too little rain and snow

LOS ANGELES — Soggy, snow-capped California faces the likelihood of yet another month of wet weather, but what remains uncertain is whether this late winter precipitation will augment weeks of record-setting snowpack, or cause it to vanish should warmer rains arrive.

With little rain forecast for spring and reservoirs still not refilled, drought could be worse than last year

Facing a drought, California sees back-to-back snowstorms that have helped build up the Sierra Nevada snowpack. After an uneventful winter in the Northeast, snow is falling from New Jersey to Maine.

Climate change is driving increased human-wildlife conflict across the globe, but researchers say we can use this knowledge to develop solutions.

Plan would take water from river at Teddington and replace with ‘treated effluent’ to manage water levels elsewhere