Too little rain, too little water in the landscape—so simple, so serious. Even if the drought is obvious because freshwaters ...

Fuelled by climate change and relentless pressure on land and water resources, some of the most widespread and damaging ...

Have you ever stood in a place where the ground is cracked and dry, and tried to imagine it once teeming with life, green fields, ... Read more The post 12 Drought Zones That Were Lush 50 Years Ago ...

California drought: As land sinks, farmers' brainstorm on water Growers begin looking at ways to store more, recharge supply By Kevin Fagan , Reporter Updated April 8, 2015 6:35 p.m.

Like the drought-plagued Colorado River Basin, Oregon water laws are based on seniority – those who were among the first to claim land or water rights have priority over those that followed.

Staples including wheat, beef and coffee are all being affected by the lack of rainfall. In some cases, prices are climbing ...

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Then came the drought in the 1930s and again in the 1950s, and the overgrazed land changed. HAVSTAD: Less ground covered, more exposed surfaces. ROBBINS: Much of the grassland has changed, more or ...

They told the ranchers what they already knew: Unless something changes, the days of business as usual on the 154 million acres of federal grazing land are over. This drought-stressed range in ...

After months of drought, rain returned to the Houston area in September. Many spots in the region received more than 10 inches of rain in October, according to a year-end report by the Houston ...