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62% of the US is in drought — 1.85 million acres burned at 194% of the 10-year average and it’s only May

By Everett Sloane

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97% of the Southeast is in severe drought and Georgia just had the most destructive wildfire in state history

By Everett Sloane

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The worst spring drought since 2000 now covers 62.78% of the US — January-through-March precipitation hit its lowest point since 1895

By Everett Sloane

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Nebraska set a state record with 800,000 acres burned, with large fires also ripping through Kansas and Oklahoma

By Everett Sloane

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Georgia declared a state of emergency after two fires scorched 50,000 acres in the southern part of the state

By Everett Sloane

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97% of the Southeast is in severe drought or worse — the region hasn’t been this dry since records began

By Everett Sloane

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Storms produced 65-mph wind gusts and possible tornadoes across central Florida from Tampa to Volusia County

By Everett Sloane

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Florida tornado watch: NWS issued warnings across 8 central Florida counties as storms swept the I-4 corridor on May 2

By Everett Sloane

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Mayon’s pyroclastic flow raced 4 kilometers down the Mi-isi Gully as ash plumes hit 600 meters above the crater

By Everett Sloane

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Florida has burned through 120,000 acres this year after drought “ratcheted up” in January, per NASA

By Everett Sloane

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AccuWeather predicts 65,000 to 80,000 wildfires and up to 8 million acres burned across the US in 2026

By Everett Sloane

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Colorado River system storage has dropped to 36% of capacity as the worst drought since 1895 intensifies

By Everett Sloane

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Washington got 104% of normal winter precipitation, but too much fell as rain instead of snow, leaving half the usual snowpack

By Everett Sloane

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Georgia’s most destructive wildfire in history has burned 40,000 acres and destroyed 120 homes

By Everett Sloane

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62% of the US is in drought, 1.85 million acres have burned, and wildfire season hasn’t even started

By Everett Sloane

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Washington state declares statewide drought emergency over dismal snowpack

By Everett Sloane

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Severe thunderstorms possible from Missouri to the mid-Mississippi Valley as Gulf moisture surges north

By Everett Sloane

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Houston under flood watch as 4 to 6 inches of rain expected Friday into Saturday

By Everett Sloane

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Severe storms threaten Texas through Florida this weekend with flash flooding and large hail

By Everett Sloane

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Southeast drought hits 97% coverage — the worst on record for the region

By Everett Sloane

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