National Drought Mitigation Center

Certain workers in Alabama’s farming industry are eligible for assistance to help recover losses from drought during the state’s recent agricultural year.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A fast-developing "flash drought" that threatened crops and helped spark wildfires across the South is showing the first real…

Alabama and Mississippi are completely free from drought for the first time in more than a year. A federal assessment shows rains have eliminated a dry…

The recent rain across Alabama is providing some relief from the ongoing drought, but the dry conditions that have plagued the state are far from over.The…

The latest federal estimate shows nearly the entire state of Alabama is in a severe drought.An assessment released by the National Drought Mitigation…

The Dauphin Island Sea Lab will benefit from a multi-million dollar settlement with a Norwegian shipping company.DSD Shipping Company was found guilty of…