How will the future of our soils - and thus also water availability - be shaped by the effects of impending climate change?

Research co-led by the University of Maryland reveals that drought and increased temperatures in a CO2-rich climate can ...

According to the drought monitor map, much of northern Illinois is in a moderate drought. “This is an awful time of the year ...

Scientists have discovered how plants adapt their root systems in drought conditions to grow steeper into the soil to access deeper water reserves.

While there is more evidence that multiyear events are increasing, Pellicciotti said no one had characterized these long-term ...

About one-fifth of Utah remains in at least moderate drought to start 2025, and most of the state is still considered ...

Scientists have discovered how plants adapt their root systems in drought conditions to grow steeper into the soil to access ...

Montana and nearby states are on track to have one of the most comprehensive networks of drought monitors in the world.

Months of drought is taking a toll on plants and animals. If rain doesn’t come — and soon — some worry about how bad things ...

But Kauffman said the snowpack could help the shallow wells in the area as it melts. Kauffman said soil moisture and groundwater levels have recovered about 25% compared with where they were before ...