New bursts of yellow dot the hills of Mendocino County. Smears of burnt orange now span the aqueduct near Bakersfield.

Emergency crews in at least three states are battling small wildfires. Fires forced a mandatory evacuation in North Carolina's Polk County, an area of the state still recovering from Hurricane Helene.

Around the globe, hotter temperatures stoked by climate change are increasing the odds of both severe drought and heavier ...