However, drought maps also reported parts Southern California are in extreme drought, boosting fire risk this spring. That’s ...

Water officials in California have increased the water allocation forecast for 27 million Californians after several March ...

In today's Daily Briefing, we report on new maps that show the city is in less danger of a wildfire than earlier thought, ...

This measurement uses reservoir and groundwater levels, among other factors, to measure drought. Each dot on the chart below represents the drought level for one month in one region of California.

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.

However, drought maps also reported parts Southern California are in extreme drought, boosting fire risk this spring. That’s after Southern California was already devastated by wildfires in winter.