The devastating fires in California early this year came after a particularly unfortunate weather pattern—an exceptionally ...

Massive wildfires devastated the Los Angeles region in January, forcing over 100,000 people to evacuate and razing thousands ...

The latest drought monitor does not take into account the rain and snow that fell across California this week.

“The wetter conditions over California allowed for some improvements in areas where the current water year indicators improved and eased some of the drought conditions,” the Drought Monitor sai ...

On Kirsten Dutcher’s recent hikes in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, she’s witnessed a troubling sight: Ocotillos have keeled over onto the desert floor, and cholla cactuses are browning up from their ...

California’s snowpack is now 85% of average, with more snow in the northern Sierra and less in the south. Amid warming winters, the state is seeing less snow at lower elevations.

With drought, climate change and overuse of the Colorado River leading to increasingly dire conditions in the West, the federal Bureau of Reclamation is looking at fallowing as a way to cut water use.

Parts of Southern California continue to battle extreme ... Newsweek spoke with experts about the Golden State's drought levels as well as current and future weather conditions.