In the wake of the devastating fires in Southern California ... continue to work to get the situation under control, leading to powerful and compelling pictures of heroism and devastation.

Despite recent rounds of winter rain and powerful waves that pummeled the coastline, most of California is continuing to bake under a ... of 19 million people are living in drought-affected ...

In its latest drought map, the U.S. Drought Monitor revealed that 59.1 percent of California is under "abnormally dry ... Jae C. Hong/AP Photo It may be the middle of winter, but the dry ...

This means that nearly 47% of people in Santa Barbara County are affected by drought, and the county saw its 20th driest December on record over the past 130 years. According to the California ...

Months into the rainy season, Southern California is now experiencing moderate drought conditions, according to the U.S.

The map also shows a staggering difference in comparison to the start of 2024, when about 96% of California was under no drought ... shy of 19 million people are living in drought-affected ...