Maricopa and Yuma counties recorded the wettest fall seasons in state history, but the remainder of the state remained below ...

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 ...

MOHAVE COUNTY, AZ (AZFamily) — It’s no secret that it’s been quite dry lately in Arizona. It’s been so dry that part of Mohave County is now in the “exceptional drought” category. This is notable ...

Persistent drought is dragging down Arizona quail populations, state wildlife officials say, and could necessitate shorter hunting seasons and smaller bag limits on the game birds. The state’s small ...

PHOENIX — The dry, parched conditions centered in the Midwest are expanding and could have an effect on Arizona. Now, described as the worst drought since 1956, the drought is expanding in the West, ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A new report from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows that most of Arizona is in some stage of drought. The report shows that 99.34% of the state is currently in a drought. This is ...

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 ...

Arizona has been in a stage of drought for almost 30 straight years, according to precipitation patterns statewide. It affects not only farming, vegetation and wildfire chances, but also domestic ...

WASHINGTON — Arizona wants more control of its water resources as the ongoing drought in the West brings the likelihood of further shortages to the region, a state official testified Tuesday. Tom ...