The monsoon can bring dramatic showers and flash flooding to the desert. In a good year, monsoon rain can ease wildfire risks, reduce demand on reservoirs and help wildlife. What it can’t do is pull ...

While long-term drought conditions still persist, a leading Arizona climate expert said Phoenix’s wettest fall on record was ...

Arizona's WIFA is considering seven proposals, including three desalination projects, to address the state's water shortage. Some projects may cooperate with California or Mexico, with a full ...

PHOENIX – As Arizona enters the final month of a bone dry winter, almost half the state is experiencing extreme drought conditions. The U.S. Drought Monitor map for Feb. 11 showed 46.7% of the state, ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — This winter is on track to go down as one of the driest on record and the drought situation in Arizona ...

PHOENIX — The U.S. Drought Monitor recently reported that, for the first time in its nearly 20-year history, none of the contiguous states was showing symptoms of severe or exceptional drought. That ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A new report from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows that most of Arizona is in some stage of drought. The report shows that 99.34% of the state is currently in a drought. This is ...

Persistent drought is dragging down Arizona quail populations, state wildlife officials say, and could necessitate shorter hunting seasons and smaller bag limits on the game birds. The state’s small ...

The current short-term drought is as bad or worse than droughts in 2017 and 2020, according to a UA researcher, stretching across summer, fall and winter. Tree ring research show prolonged dry periods ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — With all of the rain last month through the start of October, it’s not shocking that Arizona’s drought has improved. However, the amount of improvement in the short-term drought ...