Low Water Disrupts Industry Along Lower Mississippi River October 17, 2022 By Michael Goldberg JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Plummeting water levels in the lower Mississippi River are projected to drop even further in the...
California Braces for Dry Winter as Western Drought Drags on October 5, 2022 By Kathleen Ronayne SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The past three years have been California’s driest on record and state officials said Monday that...
Drought in Western States Becomes Hot Button Campaign Issue September 21, 2022 By GABE STERN, Associated Press/Report for America In a midterm campaign season dominated by inflation, abortion and crime, there’s another issue that is becoming more urgent in...
Colorado River Nearing Crisis Point 100 Years After Compact September 13, 2022 By CHRIS OUTCALT and BRITTANY PETERSON The Colorado Sun and The Associated Pres The intensifying crisis facing the Colorado River amounts to what is fundamentally a math problem. The 40 million people who...
More Rainfall After Downpours Flooded Rhode Island Streets September 7, 2022 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The heavy rain that caused street flooding and forced the closure of major roads in Rhode...
California Wildfires Prompt Evacuations amid Heat Wave September 2, 2022 CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — California wildfires chewed through rural areas north of Los Angeles and east of San Diego on...
Weather Whiplash: Summer Lurches from Drought to Flood August 24, 2022 By Seth Borenstein Parts of northern Texas, mired in a drought labeled as extreme and exceptional, are flooding under torrential rain. In a...
Massachusetts Marina Fire, Sparked by Gas Vapors, Accidental August 24, 2022 MATTAPOISETT, Mass. (AP) — Gasoline vapors ignited by spark during a gas tank replacement project on a boat was the...
Dallas-Area Flooding Kills at Least One After Massive Downpour August 23, 2022 By Josh Saul and David R Baker A massive rainstorm in North Texas drenched parts of the Dallas-Fort Worth area with more than a foot of water,...
China Plans Cloud Seeding to Protect Grain Crop from Drought August 22, 2022 By Mark Schiefelbein CHONGQING, China (AP) — China says it will try to protect its grain harvest from record-setting drought by using chemicals...