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 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 ...

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 (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 ...