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 ...

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

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — It’s not a huge dent, but the rain and snow from the past couple of weeks put a small chip in the drought for part of Arizona. Below are two maps from the U.S. Drought Monitor.

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 ...

Water for the San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District is expected to run out this month, a stark marker of how drought continues to grip Arizona. The dry-up could leave farmers in central Arizona ...

PHOENIX — Recent rain and snow that has fallen in Arizona is helping to ease the state’s 17-year drought, a climatologist said. “We needed a good winter like this is turning out to be. Winter rain and ...

Recent heavy rainfall in Arizona has provided a reprieve from a long, dry summer. The wet conditions have led to a late-season surge in mosquito populations across the state. While the rain has eased ...