The latest drought map from the United States Drought Monitor has officially placed most of Alabama in the category of moderate to extreme drought. The information was provided by the Alabama Office of the State Climatologist. The Office of the State Climatologist, located at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, is the state’s authority for […]

The high heat, oppressive humidity and periods of little to no rainfall typical of Alabama summers can cause flash droughts that threaten agriculture, the state’s largest industry. Alabama Drought Reach, a new climate program housed at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, aims to improve communication between scientists and farmers and to use that information […]

A research team at UAH hopes data will reveal when and where the Rolling Fork EF-4 tornado began to develop and why it was so devastating.