Texas lakes are rising now, but forecasters warn a "mini-Dust Bowl" could follow Super El Niño rains.

'The stronger the upcoming El Niño conditions get, the longer it takes for weather patterns to return to the historical ...

In the early 20th century, farmers across the Great Plains harnessed new technology to cash in on a huge demand for wheat. But over-farming led to the removal of prairie grasses which had kept the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dust storms in the Borderland are nothing new, but the severity of the weather events and their frequency have worsened, ...

In the 1930s, the Great Plains in the American South faced a financial and environmental catastrophe spurred by years of drought and reckless farming practices. Already reeling from the Great ...

A global research effort led by Colorado State University shows that extreme, prolonged drought conditions in grasslands and shrublands would greatly limit the long-term health of crucial ecosystems ...