State Geologist Kevin Schilling, director of the Iowa Geological Survey The Iowa legislature has set aside $250,000 to start developing accurate maps of Iowa’s underground water resources. State ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly the entire state of Iowa is drought-free with less than 2% of state considered abnormally dry after record-setting rainfall ...

After being completely drought-free in August for the first time in over a year, half of Iowa is now experiencing drought or abnormal dryness just over a week into October. The U.S. Drought Monitor ...

An employee walks Aug, 8, 2023, into Google’s Council Bluffs data center. The company is considering building a data center in Cedar Rapids. (Scott Stewart/The Nonpareil) Buy Photo With water-guzzling ...

Summer is nearly in full swing in Iowa, with temperatures exceeding 90 degrees for the first time this year on June 11. With temperatures rising, will Iowa's drought conditions worsen? As of Thursday, ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Researchers have created a first-of-its-kind map that works to pinpoint where naturally occurring ...