Bigger and More Frequent Wildfires Burning Western U.S. April 21, 2014 Wildfires across the western United States have been getting bigger and more frequent over the last 30 years, according to...
California Drought Spawns Well Drilling Boom April 16, 2014 By Scott Smith The scarcity of irrigation water in drought-stricken California has created such a demand for well drilling services that Central Valley...
Oklahoma on a Tornado-Less Streak: 8 Months Without One April 14, 2014 By Justin Juozapavicius Oklahoma hasn’t had a tornado or a tornado warning for more than eight months, though it is doubtful Oklahoma will...
Tumbleweeds Overrun Drought-Riddled Areas of Colorado April 10, 2014 By P. Solomon Banda An expected effect of drought has caught parts of the West off guard. Mini-storms of tumbleweed have invaded the drought-stricken...
Idaho’s Elmore County Disaster Area: USDA April 3, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture has added a southern Idaho county to its list of Idaho regions considered natural disaster...
Drought Prompts CalFire to Beef Up Seasonal Ranks Early April 1, 2014 The threat of wildfire heightened by the state’s drought has prompted CalFire to beef up its seasonal firefighting ranks ahead...
Snowpack In California, Colorado Being Measured by NASA March 27, 2014 By Scott Smith The snowpack atop mountain peaks in California and Colorado has a new set of eyes watching from high above to...
Front Brings 1,000-Foot Wall of Dust to West Texas March 14, 2014 A wall of dust as tall as 1,000 feet and 200 miles wide that roared across parts of West Texas...
California Storms Didn’t End Drought, Says Task Force March 5, 2014 The state’s Drought Task Force says two recent storms that washed over drought-stricken California were welcome, but that the state...
California Farmers Hire Dowsers To Find Water March 3, 2014 By Jason Dearen With California in the grips of drought, farmers throughout the state are using a mysterious and some say foolhardy tool...