Stacker explores the history of drought in the United States. You'll learn about the worst droughts dating from medieval times to the present, what caused them, what effect they had, and which regions ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drought-stressed leaves turned brown near the University of Houston campus during the fall of 2023 after a scorching summer that ...

A stalagmite deep inside a cave in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula suggests that multiple droughts, including one lasting 13 years, may have contributed to the decline of the Maya civilization in the area.

One of the driest months in United States history is coming to a close after causing the worst drought in more than 20 years in parts of the East as temperatures soar well above average there. October ...

The study was published last week in "Science Advances" by researchers from the University of Oregon, and University of Nevada, Reno. Beaverton considers having officers investigate federal ...

Cattle auctions aren’t often all-night affairs. But in Texas Lake Country in June 2022, ranchers facing dwindling water supplies and dried out pastures amid a worsening drought sold off more than ...

The drought of 2012 keeps getting worse. On July 26, the federal government reported that more than two-thirds of the continental U.S. is drier than normal, with 20% of the country in one of the two ...