The snowpack is well below average in nearly all Western states, as higher-than-usual temperatures make for a warm, dry ...

It’s been 40 years since the United States’ western region has experienced this low of snowpack near winter’s end, setting the stage for what many fear will be an early and extreme peak wildfire ...

Much of the U.S. east of the Rockies is snowbound and enduring more than two weeks of bone-chilling abnormal cold, but in ...

Thirty-five percent of the U.S. is currently classified as experiencing drought, the highest level since early May. The high percentage of drought coverage is driven by conditions in the Southwest, ...

The western United States is drying up. Wildfires are scorching the region at unprecedented rates, drought conditions are at their worst in decades, and millions of Americans are relying on a water ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Much of the western U.S. has started 2026 in the midst of a snow drought. That ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Much of the western U.S. has started 2026 in the midst of a snow drought. That might sound surprising, given the record precipitation from atmospheric rivers hitting the region in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Volcanic rock seen on the slopes of Mount Saint Helens in Washington state on Jan. 17, with Mount Adams in the background. In a ...

Soaking rain fell over the last 24 hours across western North Carolina amid a Severe Drought.

Much of the western U.S. has started 2026 in the midst of a snow drought. That might sound surprising, given the record precipitation from atmospheric rivers hitting the region in recent weeks, but ...

A record snow drought with unprecedented heat is hitting most of the American West, depleting future water supplies, making it more vulnerable to wildfires and hurting winter tourism and recreation.