Over 73 percent of land across the entire U.S. and Puerto Rico was under some degree of drought as of October 29.
More than half of Massachusetts is now experiencing severe drought conditions, according to the latest US Drought Monitor ...
Parts of the East Coast are under drought conditions and red flag warnings, from Massachusetts to the northern edge of Virginia and West Virginia.
The severity of the current dry spell becomes apparent when comparing it to historical records. Philadelphia's driest Octobers occurred in 1924 and 1963, with merely 0.09 inches of rain recorded. New ...