As drought strains water supplies across much of the United States, Virginia Tech researchers have developed an artificial ...

In response, utilities like Salt River Project have dedicated lots of funds, as well as entire departments, to wildfire ...

Ocean temperature patterns appear to act as a natural brake on the global spread of drought, preventing vast areas of the ...

As we adjust our print schedule, launch a new website and rely on the U.S. Postal Service for delivery, please know these changes were not made lightly. They were made with our readers in mind — and ...

As Americans celebrate a historic 250th anniversary, fireworks will be bursting all over Florida… except in these counties.

Despite recent rainfall, eight Florida counties remain under burn bans due to wildfire risk. A statewide fireworks ban was avoided, but local burn bans will prohibit their use in affected counties.

Florida has seen plenty of rainfall lately, with more to come, but we're not out of wildfire danger yet as the state approaches an explosive, fireworks-filled holiday. Eight counties — Charlotte, ...