Water scarcity is often viewed as an issue for the arid American West, but the U.S. Northeast's experience in 2024 shows how severe droughts can occur in just about any part of the country.

Trump claims California water comes from the Pacific Northwest. In reality most of the state’s water comes from the melting ...

A report from the South Florida Water Management District says many private wells have resulted in overuse of the sandstone aquafer in the Lehigh area. Thousands of people here in Lehigh Acres rely on ...

Then, around midnight, their water lines started to sputter. Before long, the hydrants had run dry. “Completely dry — couldn’t get any water out of it,” said Captain Easton, who was part ...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – As firefighters battled the devastating Palisades Fire, officials say the massive demand for water led to crews dealing with dozens of “dry” hydrants that had diminished ...

L.A. had planned to take substantially less from the iconic Eastern Sierra lake this winter. The decision is a blow to ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said that roughly 20 per cent of hydrants across the city went dry as crews battled blazes. Fires can hurt key infrastructure by causing power cuts and damaging water ...

The water system used to fight the Palisades fire in Los Angeles buckled under the demands of what turned out to be the most destructive fire in city history, with some hydrants running dry as ...

But when he pried it open, no water came out. The hydrant was empty. The Cal Fire volunteer and photographer said he encountered at least four dry hydrants as he tried to aid those battling the ...