drought

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting a warmer, drier winter for the southern tier of the U.S., including Southern California. La Nina has a lot to do with it.

Spring storms that included five consecutive days of soaking rain last week knocked out drought conditions in Southern California, according to this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor report. Late March and early April storms, including the system that rotated over SoCal throughout last week, provided a dramatic turnaround following a dry start to 2020. It meant a much-improved outlook for...

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February is shaping up to be one of the driest on record for much of California, where there is mounting concern over a dismally dry winter. In Southern California, one of the region’s historically wettest months is on pace to finish with just .04 inches of rain. That leaves February 2020 tied for the 10th driest February on record. Add…

Hector Muñoz owns a coffee farm in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, and hurricanes aren’t the only natural disasters he’s worried about. “If a drought comes it could be catastrophic,” he said. He has reason to be concerned. Powerful El Niños are expected over the next decade and they typically bring drought conditions. Adding to the challenge is the possible impact...

The past several years, we’ve ricocheted from extreme drought to flooding. From record warmth to the highest Sierra snowpack on record. Is this climate pattern a glimpse of our future or simply a part of what Southern California usually gets?

At least one water district in Orange County is on record Monday saying the state’s drought emergency declaration should end.

At least one water district in Orange County is on record Monday saying the state’s drought emergency declaration should end.

Scattered rain showers rolled in Saturday as the second of two year-end storms moves through the region.

Six Los Angeles residents are joining the movement to try and cut people’s water bills in half by volunteering to use a system that collects rain water for future use.

A changed iconic donut sign at Randy’s Donuts was unveiled Tuesday morning, as part of a Metropolitan Water District campaign to raise awareness for conserving water.

Despite an announcement last week saying state parks and beaches would be turning off their outdoor rinse showers Wednesday, some state beaches maintained by their respective cities are are finding other ways to conserve water in order to keep showers on.

Some Southern California beach rinse showers will stay open despite a state parks mandate. Vikki Vargas reports for the NBC4 News at 5 and 6 p.m. on July 14, 2015.