2 charged with setting some Northeast wildfires amid New Jersey drought warning, blazes out West
The fires in the Northeast haven't caused major evacuations, but a Connecticut firefighter died battling a wildfire last ...
Pistachio farming is on the rise in drought-prone California
Pistachios have surged over the past decade to become California's sixth-largest agricultural commodity in value ahead of ...
Pistachios continue to be a lucrative crop in California, making the U.S. a top exporter of the nut
Approximately 99% of U.S. pistachios are produced in California, per the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center. Last year, ...
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'Are we becoming Los Angeles now?' What New Yorkers can learn about living in a drought watch.
Brooks Hudgins, a musician who decamped from Los Angeles to Williamsburg in 2019, said 90-second “navy showers” were the norm ...
A record number of US states are in drought during what may be Earth’s warmest year
Nearly 150 million Americans are impacted by the ongoing drought, according to the US Drought Monitor. Its map released at ...
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Drought Forces 5 MPH Speed Limit on Folsom Lake, Boaters Face New Reality
California State Parks set a 5 mph speed limit on Folsom Lake due to low water levels, impacting boaters and ramp access.
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California voters appear to back $10B for drought projects
Meanwhile, in Colorado, voters approved a measure to direct more sports betting tax revenue to water initiatives.
California voters pass Prop. 4, $10 billion bond to fight effects of climate change
The bond marks one of the largest commitments in state history to tackle the fight against climate change and its effects.
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Climate change identified as main driver of worsening drought in the Western United States
California was ravaged by the state’s driest ... found that global warming is having a major effect in worsening drought conditions. Researchers using tree-ring records determined in a 2022 ...
Historic drought fuels blazes across Northeast as wildfires burn on both coasts
Firefighters from coast to coast are battling wildfires even as the country begins to prepare for the holiday season, with fires in New Jersey covering thousands of acres in tinderbox conditions ...
Fall drought has a sunny side for Ottawa-area farmers
Experts say the region is currently in a drought, but as long as it doesn’t extend much longer, the dry weather is having a balanced impact on local agriculture.
California sees second-hottest October on record
California was among four U.S. states to document their second highest-ever October temperatures, while another four states saw all-time highs.