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Arizona, California and Nevada on Monday proposed a deal to significantly cut their water use from the drought-stricken Colorado River over the next three years.

Human remains found at diminished Lake Mead in Nevada have been identified as those of 52-year-old Claude Russell Pensinger, of Las Vegas, who disappeared in 1998, Clark County said in a statement Wednesday.

Some of Venice’s secondary canals have practically dried up due a prolonged spell of low tides linked to a lingering high-pressure weather system.

America’s onslaught of mega costly weather disasters remains stuck in high gear.

The Doheny Ocean Desalination Project in Southern California could be functioning within the next five years and supply water for thousands of people.

Gov. Ned Lamont has requested disaster declarations be approved for Litchfield and New Haven counties due to the difficulty for agricultural producers faced with the ongoing drought. The governor submitted a request to the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday, asking for the approval of primary natural disaster declarations. In his request, Lamont cites the high drought level for...

This summer’s drought is expected to cause a patchy array of fall color starting earlier in the leaf-peeping haven of New England. experts anticipate the season, which typically peaks in October, to be more spread out with some trees changing earlier or even browning and dropping leaves because of the drought.

The drought conditions Connecticut experienced this summer did a number on the fruit crop, which means your family apple and pumpkin picking experience might be a bit different this year. “Generally, the dry weather has impacted the fruit. Smaller size on the apples — we’re seeing that on the pears. Peaches ironically were really good size this year,” said John…

While we have seen some impressive storms over the last week, it’s not enough to put a dent in the drought. Water companies continue to ask customers to do their part to conserve.

While we have seen some impressive storms over the last week, it’s not enough to put a dent in the drought. Water companies continue to ask customers to do their part to conserve. For the majority of the state, conditions are dry. The U.S. Drought Monitor says the eastern part of the state is seeing extreme drought while most...

At Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas, severe drought has created a rare opportunity for researchers and visitors — the chance to see and study exposed dinosaur tracks that are usually concealed under riverwater.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced that businesses impacted by the ongoing drought in Connecticut can now apply for aid. Farmers in New London, Windham, Hartford, Middlesex and Tolland counties can apply for the Economic Injury Disaster loan. The U.S. secretary of agriculture recently issued a disaster declaration, which is aimed at helping farmers recover from damages...

The Federal government just declared New London and Windham counties as disaster areas due to the drought.

The U.S. Geological Survey is monitoring river levels in Connecticut to determine what areas are experiencing drought conditions.

A drought that has turned vast swaths of the American West into a tinderbox has unveiled a discovery in Texas — dinosaur tracks. The prints were mostly left by the Acrocanthosaurus — a theropod that stood 15 feet, weighed 7 tons and roamed the area 113 million years ago. They emerged in recent weeks as the Paluxy River dried up almost entirely…

Dinosaur tracks at Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose have emerged after weeks of drought.

NBC Connecticut Meteorologists are tracking moderate to heavy periods of rain moving throughout the state. The heaviest rain will move through the state during the afternoon hours. In total parts of the state could see close to an inch of rain. Another round of rain showers and thunderstorm activity is possible on Tuesday. Temperatures today will run slightly below normal…

China plans to use a method called “cloud seeding” to increase rain in areas affected by a record-setting drought.