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San Diego County water managers say the region's nearly six-year drought is officially over and they are looking for state officials to agree.

Loss of hydroelectricity generation during California's 5-year drought led to an increase of about $2.45 billion in electricity costs, according to a report released by the Pacific Institute on Wednesday.

New rains are coming as California's drought continues to wane thanks to a wet season that could turn out to be a record breaker — if storms leading up to April 1st bring enough rain.

Facing the worst drought in nearly four decades, the country is grappling with food shortages that affect 40% of its population. Researchers say food donations aren't likely to address the problem.

Climate change is making stronger El Ninos, which change weather worldwide and heat up an already warming planet, a new study finds.

A huge wildfire shut down a portion of a cross-country interstate highway for two weeks. Now, in a ripple effect of the fire, the newly treeless area is vulnerable to flash floods and landslides.

Water agencies that serve nearly two-thirds of Californians will get more water, thanks to rain that's helping ease a six-year drought.

Results of the manual snow survey Thursday have Californians wondering when California Governor Jerry Brown will declare the drought over.

For the first time since January of 2014, no part of California is in the "exceptional drought" category, according to a U.S. Drought Monitor report.

A recent report by the U.S. Geological Survey shows California has gone more than 100 years without a significant land-rupturing earthquake. It has been nine years since a major earthquake of magnitude 6.0 or stronger was felt in the San Diego region.