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 ...

As of Thursday, the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have consumed 37,000 acres, continued to burn. Unfortunately for Southern Californians, it appears no relief is in sight as critical fire weather ...

Researchers in California have pinpointed an unexpected impact of frequent droughts: an increase in human-wildlife conflict.

After a decidedly weird and only occasionally wet winter, California is once again drying out — and fast. New data compiled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows that large ...

Fifty of California's 58 counties are now under a drought emergency after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new emergency order for nine more counties on Thursday. The governor made the announcement while ...

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 ...

"We cannot stick our heads in the sand," state official Wade Crowfoot said. Folsom Lake, one of California's largest reservoirs, is crucial to providing water to the state's 40 million-plus residents.