Many corn fields in western Kansas, like this one just outside of Garden City, were parched by the drought in 2022. But deciding what characterizes a drought as regional climate changes, is not an ...

Missouri State Climatologist Zack Leasor works in an office divided by time. On the right sits the past — dozens of faded, scratched leather-bound books containing over 100 years of handwritten ...

A University of Washington professor is defending Washington states recent drought declaration, explaining that state law allows officials to act proactively before severe water shortages are fully ...

University of Washington Professor of Atmospheric Sciences Cliff Mass says the Washington Department of Ecology should “definitively correct misinformation being pushed” about a pending drought ...

A major debate is unfolding in Washington state over whether current conditions justify warnings about a potential drought emergency heading into summer. University of Washington atmospheric sciences ...