Drought

Kansas wheat farmers are grappling with an unforgiving drought ahead of harvest. The soil is so dry that is predicted a harsh drop in wheat production.

Mental health experts say drought conditions and other issues unique to farmers like geographic isolation have sparked a mental health crisis.

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the largest water supplier in the nation, has declared a drought emergency for the entire region.

Farms are shrinking in California amid a dangerous drought. Economists and farmers are warning the economic and environmental consequences could be severe.

Two straight summers of high temperatures and drought have put a dent in Washington State's apple supply this year. Some farmers are raising prices to offset lower production.

As drought conditions ravage crops and land across the U.S., cattle production has been impacted. Economists warn this could lead to less beef in stores and higher prices.

Known for its famous London Bridge and situated along the Colorado River, Lake Havasu City, Arizona, is one of the southwestern cities and tourist towns the extreme heat is impacting.

As a drought continues to drag on across the northeast U.S., some businesses may be able to use the weather to their advantage to attract more customers.

Consumers could soon see a shortage of pumpkins and canned pumpkin due to delays in shipping and inclement weather hurting the growing season for farmers.

Demand for electric vehicles has shifted investments into high gear to extract lithium from geothermal brine, salty water that has been overlooked and pumped back underground since the region’s first geothermal plant opened in 1982.

For thousands of years, an Arizona tribe relied on the Colorado River's natural flooding patterns to farm. Later, it hand-dug ditches and canals to route water to fields.