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California's hotter droughts are a preview of a warmer future world.

RESTON, Va. — A new public-private research collaboration supported by the U.S. Geological Survey will tackle how to best cope with the increasing...

While prolonged drought with widespread impacts on food and water supplies for people is among the oldest stories in human history, ecological drought...

Drought has left the West parched and thirsty. Families, businesses, and farmers all need water, as do fish, wildlife, and their habitats.

US Geological Survey scientists are presenting on numerous topics related to climate change, drought and resource management at the 13th Biennial...

This year, groundwater levels in many wells in California’s Central Valley are at or below historical low levels. In addition, from 2007 through 2015...

U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technicians are currently taking measurements from hundreds of streams and rivers across the western United States...

A new study now underway by the U.S. Geological Survey is exploring the groundwater resources and geothermal energy potential in drought-stricken...

Although record low precipitation has been the main driver of one of the worst droughts in California history, abnormally high temperatures have also...

U.S. Geological Survey scientists who study trends in climate change will be presenting the results from new studies at a workshop held in Pacific...