Montana officials are warning that the 2026 wildfire season could bring above-normal fire risk to parts of the state, driven by a mix of drought conditions, wind events and warmer-than-average winter temperatures. At a statewide wildfire outlook briefing on Tuesday, Gov. Greg Gianforte joined state, local and federal officials to discuss preparedness for the upcoming […]
From shrinking water supplies to mounting pressure on agriculture and energy, a possible super El Niño is raising fresh concerns across Vietnam. From shrinking water supplies to mounting pressure on agriculture and energy, a possible super El Niño is raising fresh concerns across Việt Nam. Meteorological and hydrological expert Nguyễn Ngọc Huy talks to Việt Nam News reporter Thu Vân about the…
Utah has become the latest front in a high-stakes fight to build the infrastructure powering the A.I. boom.
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Another warm, arid winter could leave Colorado River reservoirs nearly dry. That is one of the projections a group of Colorado River experts released Monday, building on a previous report released last September assessing the future of the waterway’s federally managed dams under different hydrological scenarios. The new report forecasted the impacts of another dry […]
Plus, the rocky, unpredictable race for California governor.
Clay County imposed a burn ban in April because the drought had heightened the risk of forest and brush fires.
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Forecasters believe a strengthening El Niño pattern is likely to emerge in 2026 and continue into winter.
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The timing of the report’s submission was strategically chosen to precede the annual World Health Assembly of the WHO in Geneva, aiming to initiate a debate on updating international health regulations.
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This story was produced in partnership by Inside Climate News and the Texas Newsroom, the state’s network of public radio stations. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas—Recent rainfall in South Texas has pushed off the projected date of emergency water restrictions in Corpus Christi by three months, the city announced Tuesday, amid growing hope that a powerful global […]
The region is now subject to Phase III water restrictions, which further limits lawn watering.
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Exceptional drought (D4) has returned to parts of the Texas Panhandle and western Oklahoma for the first time since July 2023, according to the National Weather Service Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center (ABRFC). Drought conditions continue worsening across large parts of the Southern Plains following one of the driest and warmest starts to spring on record. Extreme Drought (D3) conditions…
For now, authorities are sending water from an upstream reservoir to replenish Lake Powell, but it is a short-term fix. “There’s not enough water to fill the hole,” said Brian Richter, president of Sustainable Waters, a global water-education organization.
Scientists have uncovered a new driver of aridification, potentially reshaping how drought across the globe is understood. A new study published Wednesday in Nature by a pair of researchers from Dartmouth College and the Université du Québec à Montréal shows that changing precipitation concentrations exert an important influence over landscape moisture retention. When an area […]
St. Johns County has extended its burn ban for another week as wildfires remain a risk during the drought.
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The media mogul had a lifelong commitment to endangered species, ecotourism and supporting rural agriculture.
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Arizona stands a better chance of an unusually wet monsoon, according to the latest summer weather predictions.
Nearly all of Arizona, parts of southern Utah and the Western parts of New Mexico will receive more precipitation than normal, according to the seasonal precipitation outlook from the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center.
Behind the change in weather patterns is the…
Julie Zahringer hears a common refrain at her environmental laboratory in Alamosa, Colorado: A customer has been drinking well water on family land where they’ve lived for years, but recently noticed it has changed. They want to know why. “All of a sudden it looks different, tastes different, there’s odor, there’s color,” said Zahringer. Zahringer’s […]
Despite the lower water levels, the drought has not affected water for drinking or firefighting.
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After years of suffering from drought, San Diego is using the resources it built up over that time to help neighboring states now facing their own water challenges. Arizona and Nevada are pursuing agreements with the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) to siphon off its share of the Colorado River. In exchange, the states […]
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The Washington State Department of Ecology is undermining its credibility with these inflammatory and unscientific drought emergencies.
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North Korea reported a severe drought affecting early-season crops across the country on April 30, 2026, prompting nationwide irrigation efforts to protect wheat and barley production. The dry conditions coincide with existing food shortages, raising concerns over agricultural output during a critical growing period.
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Record temperatures are expected over the weekend across Florida. Then a front will bring much-welcomed rains.
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In a state that’s already short on the resource, Los Alamos National Laboratory expects to double water use.
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IMPERIAL, Calif.—The new data center proposed for a quiet city about 115 miles east of San Diego came across people’s radars in different ways. For patrons of the deli on West Aten Road, it was the white “Not In My Backyard” signs jutting out of lawns. For local irrigation district workers, it was something called […]
Drought and fire are a dangerous duo. The Southeastern United States is witnessing this firsthand as several major blazes burn tens of thousands of acres across the parched region, destroying homes and prompting evacuations in some areas. Florida and Georgia have been particularly hard hit, and strong winds and unusually low humidity have made it […]
At least six small cities and towns in the Coastal Bend region of Texas issued disaster declarations in the last two weeks, begging not to be forgotten amid a spiraling water crisis. All attention lies on the city of Corpus Christi as it grapples with the growing likelihood of an unprecedented disaster. But Corpus Christi, […]
Even a hurricane might not bring enough rain to end the drought in Jacksonville and other parts of North Florida.
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Two major wildfires in southeast Georgia have burned over 16 000 ha (40 000 acres) and destroyed 143 structures by April 25, 2026, with federal fire officials reporting extreme fire behavior near the Florida line. The Highway 82 Fire in Brantley County and the Pineland Road Fire in Clinch and Echols counties remained 10% contained, with evacuations and road closures in effect.
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Firefighter James Crews died after a medical emergency while battling a Hilliard wildfire, officials said.
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The federal government ordered Flaming Gorge water released and cuts to Lake Powell releases, to prevent collapse.
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