California is a hot spot for “thirstwaves” — multiday stretches when extreme atmospheric conditions can parch landscapes — ...

For decades, residents of Bakersfield have lived with a river that’s little more than a channel of dust. The Kern, which pours from the snowy peaks of the southern Sierra, descends upon California’s ...

Many National Weather Service offices have seen staff reductions of 20% to 40%, limiting forecasting ability, especially in ...

The deadly, widespread flooding disaster that plunged parts of the central and southern United States underwater in early ...