New York Mayor Eric Adams on Monday issued the first drought warning since 2002 amid historically low rainfall and blazing ...

New York has declared a citywide drought watch as it experiences one of the longest dry streaks on record. Last month was the ...

In response to a historic lack of rainfall, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the Department of Environmental Protection ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York's mayor urged residents to take shorter showers, fix dripping faucets and otherwise conserve water, issuing a drought watch Saturday after a parched October here and in ...

Wildfires brought on by extreme dry conditions have left parts of the East Coast in a dangerous haze this weekend.

NEW YORK (PIX11) – The historic stretch of dry weather in New York City has put the area under a drought watch, but how long until it becomes a drought warning? It might be sooner than you think.

A watch is the first of three levels of New York City drought advisories, followed by warning, and emergency. It’s declared when a drought is first developing. Other water-saving tips called for ...

The 86-mile aqueduct delivers about half of the city's water supply, according to the mayor's office. Also on Monday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a statewide drought watch, urging ...

New York City uses an average of 1.1 billion gallons (4.2 billion liters) of water a day. That is about 35% below a 1979 peak. The city attributes the decrease to such factors as improvements in ...