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Office of Water Prediction (OWP) makes critical flood forecasts with the National Water Model. Despite improvements over time ...

Water powers our lives. It feeds our crops, keeps factories running, generates electricity, and fills our taps. But until now, no one had a clear, national picture of how much water we're using—and ...

BOSTON — Earlier this week, Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper declared the Northeast Region of Massachusetts, which includes Essex County and Boston, has worsened to a “Level 2 ...

Dead trees, killed by the drought, line a mountain road in the Sequoia National Forest in this photo from November 2016. (U.S. Forest Service) It’s a rare site to see the U.S. Drought Monitor Map show ...

U.S. Drought Monitor shows California free of drought for first time since 2000. Experts warn map is a weekly snapshot and not a guarantee of sustained dryness. Farmers prioritize snowpack to secure ...

For the first time in a quarter-century, no part of California was considered dry or in drought, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor assessment released Thursday. The historic shift was first ...

The latest drought status map update has all of California in the clear. The recent storms have been making a big difference. The drought map is issued every Thursday. Alex Pretti spotted on camera ...

Experts say that it’s too early to tell what will happen during the rest of the state’s rainy season, but that extreme drought is unlikely. By Sonia A. Rao Heavy rain and snow has pounded California ...