The UK has seen a prolonged period of hot weather and dry conditions, with temperatures reaching 35C on Wednesday. Half of England is officially in a 'flash drought' due to lack of rain and hot ...

After one of the driest periods in recent memory, rain has finally returned to many parts of England. Lawns that were brown ...

More than 45 million people are now living in areas under drought conditions as August begins with more dry weather and the fifth heatwave of the year. More than two-thirds of England is affected, and ...

Don't let the heavy rains this week in Florida fool you. Most of the Sunshine State is still under extreme or exceptional drought conditions, with more than 18 million residents affected. And on top ...

Much of the Midwest is experiencing drought due to very dry weather in the late summer and early fall. Half of the state of Illinois is in a severe drought, and portions of Central Illinois are in an ...

It’s official: 71 per cent of England is currently in drought, affecting 45 million people. This will come as no surprise to anyone with a working pair of eyes in their head – wherever you turn, this ...

Dry, stressed crops and cracked soil can be signs of rapidly declining soil moisture, one of the key concerns associated with flash drought. Drought doesn’t always take months or years to develop.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Major snowpack deficits could set the stage for widespread water scarcity and heightened wildfire risk across the American West this summer. Reading time 3 minutes The mountains of the western United ...