Drought engulfs Alabama, but rain is on the way

To no one’s surprise but to everyone’s dismay, drought conditions got markedly worse across Alabama over the past week. A new ...
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Drought means 'drier than normal.' How will climatologists define drought if the new normal is dry?

Many corn fields in western Kansas, like this one just outside of Garden City, were parched by the drought in 2022. But deciding what characterizes a drought as regional climate changes, is not an ...
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Heat waves that spark damaging droughts are happening more frequently, study finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Heat waves that lead to sudden and damaging drought are spreading across the globe at an accelerating rate, highlighting how climate change-fueled extremes can build dangerously off ...
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Dangerous droughts triggered by heatwaves are accelerating at an alarming rate, study shows

Heatwaves that lead to sudden and damaging drought are spreading across the globe at an accelerating rate, highlighting how climate change-fuelled extremes can build dangerously off each other, a new ...
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Idaho is in a severe snow drought, experts say. Here’s why and what to expect

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Idaho’s warm winter weather has brought on one of the most severe snow droughts in state history. Record-high winter temperatures ...
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Hawaii’s drought conditions extend to normally drenched Hilo

Dry conditions continue throughout the entire state, with even Hilo — a city renowned for prodigious rainfall — in severe drought, according to the National Weather Service. Hilo International Airport ...