Researchers in California have pinpointed an unexpected impact of climate change within the state: an increase in ...

All of California is now officially under a drought emergency, after Gov. Gavin Newsom extended his previous emergency order statewide on Tuesday. This declaration comes in the wake of record-breaking ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- More than 40 percent of California has emerged from a punishing drought that covered the whole state a year ago, federal drought-watchers said Thursday, a stunning transformation ...

UC Davis study shows surface water prices triple during drought while groundwater prices remain stable over time. It points ...

Governor Gavin Newsom visited Merced County Monday as he officially declared an additional 39 counties in a drought emergency. It comes three weeks after Newsom declared Sonoma and Mendocino counties ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- In just one week, California's drought has gone from bad to worse. The latest map released Thursday by the U.S. Drought Monitor illustrates the increase when compared to a map ...

With the summer solstice still a week away, a coming heat wave combined with a crushing drought might feel unbearable at ground level, but maps from U.S. Drought Monitor–the government’s official ...

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 ...