In science news this week: Reclaiming the Sierra: California’s mercury legacy; Seasonal rain and snow trigger small earthquakes on California…

Drought hurts duck population in North Dakota. The number of breeding ducks in North Dakota has dropped below 3 million…

Northeastern Montana is nearing extreme drought as one of the state’s largest wheat-producing regions sees little rain. Farmers across a…

Drought, floods slash Sri Lanka’s rice production, threaten food security – U.N.. ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A severe drought…

DICKINSON, N.D.—Burn bans and restrictions across North Dakota may likely prevent Fourth of July fireworks in some counties in the…

While the western side of the Dead Sea in Israel is well-studied. "Now we are with our partners and colleagues…

Warming in the 21st century reduced Colorado River flows by at least 0.5 million acre-feet, about the amount of water…

North Dakota drought worrying crop and livestock producers. BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A severe drought plaguing nearly a third of…

Projected global warming will likely decrease the extent of temperate drylands by a third over the remainder of the 21st…

CHICO, Calif. — The crushing drought and a price slide for several key commodities paused a nearly decade-long boom for…