With the peak of summer ahead, state water officials are planning for hot, dry weather driving up demand. They said that with ...

In Utah, about 95% of the water supply comes from snowpack. Reservoir storage helps preserve that water for use in dry summer ...

Over 42% of the state is experiencing “D2” or severe drought—up from 0% one year ago. It’s the first time since December 2022 ...

The U.S. Drought Monitor's map also notes that there are long-term drought impacts all over Utah, even in areas no longer listed in drought. This is why experts hope that the 2024 water year will ...

Summer might be just getting underway, but Utah water managers say they're already seeing some trends typically seen later in the season.

It's a big improvement from this time last year, when 52.81% of Utah had no status, 47.89% was "abnormally dry," and 10.43% was in moderate drought. In 2022, 75% of Utah was in "extreme drought ...

Gov. Spencer Cox has asked Utahns, again, to join him in a "Day of Prayer and Fasting for Rain" as nearly all of Utah ...

Extreme drought expanded into parts of Los Angeles County as a dry start to the wet season continues. See this week’s California Drought Monitor report.

The map uses six classifications to describe the intensity and geography of drought conditions across the U.S., with “abnormally dry,” or D0, considered the lowest possible threshold of concern.

Extreme drought expanded into parts of Los Angeles County as a dry start to the wet season continues. See this week’s California Drought Monitor report.

The California Drought Monitor map released Jan. 23, 2025. About 11 percent of California is in extreme drought. Thirty-three percent of the state, including northern Los Angeles County, is in ...

Extreme drought expanded into parts of Los Angeles County as a dry start to the wet season continues. See this week’s California Drought Monitor report.