drought

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (AP) — It was with more hope than accuracy that the founder of this Orange County city picked the name Garden Grove in 1874 for what was little more than an open plain under the Southern California sun. More than a century later, this sprawling middle-class suburb of 175,000 people could struggle […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Heavy rain from a powerful Pacific storm that swept through California on Tuesday flooded a freeway and sent residents in some wildfire-scarred communities scrambling to evacuate as authorities warned of mudflows from unstable hillsides. The rain began falling overnight in Northern California, but the heaviest downpours were expected in Southern California […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Plains states where the production of corn and soybeans is key are being hit harder by excessive drought conditions in the wake of the hottest month on record in the continental U.S., contributing to a surge in global food prices. The weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map released Thursday showed that […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nearly 220 counties in a dozen drought-stricken states were added Wednesday to the U.S. government's list of natural disaster areas as the nation's agriculture chief unveiled new help for frustrated, cash-strapped farmers and ranchers grappling with extreme dryness and heat. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's addition of the 218 counties means […]