Many dug and spring-fed wells, like this one in Pomfret, are running dry this fall. Drilling a new one can be costly. Faye Longo first noticed her spring-fed well was starting to run dry in late July.

There were big changes in the Drought Monitor depiction of dryness and drought this week compared to last, primarily across the contiguous U.S. east of the Mississippi River. Inundating tropical rains ...

Wildfires raging this week in southern Georgia and northern Florida were fueled by a combination of hot and windy conditions, ...

This story was updated at 2:27 p.m. EDT. A key federal tool for directing emergency aid to drought-stricken regions is being overwhelmed by the impacts of climate change — including prolonged periods ...