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Report: San Diego County has enough water for next year, even with La Niña

San Diego County is well set to meet water demands through water year 2025, even with La Niña conditions likely to replace wet El Niño weather this winter.

The African nation of Mauritania was a land of pastoral nomads when it gained independence from France in 1960, but it has since become a nation of fishermen as well, with hundreds of pirogues lining the beach of the capital of Nouakchott.

PHOTOS: A drone's eye view of 'foodscapes,' from cattle to soybeans to shrimp

Traveling to 36 countries and 5 oceans, George Steinmetz (and his drones) take us on a food tour in his new book Feed the Planet: A Photographic Journey to the World's Food.

Butterflies sit on a pine tree at Monarch Grove Sanctuary in Pacific Grove, Calif. Researchers say that the population of western monarch butterflies is well below what it used to be.

How do you protect a species that lives across a continent? Monarch butterfly decision may soon try

The monarch butterfly is widely recognized and widely dispersed across North America and it's in trouble. Federal officials decide soon whether it gets protection under the Endangered Species Act.

Phragmites in the Great Salt Lake wetlands.

You might beat back phragmites, the scourge of wetlands, but then what?

Wetlands managers have spent years using fire and chemicals to fight phragmites, an invasive reed that chokes everything else out. But coaxing beneficial native plants to move back in is difficult.

Low water levels at Wahweap Bay at Lake Powell along the Upper Colorado River Basin are pictured, June 9, 2021, at the Utah and Arizona border at Wahweap, Ariz. In a vote on Thursday, May 23, 2024, the Navajo Nation Council has unanimously approved a proposed water rights settlement that carries a price tag larger than any such agreement enacted by Congress. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Tribes say their future is at stake as they push for Congress to consider Colorado River settlement

Navajo officials are celebrating the signing of legislation outlining a proposed water rights settlement that will ensure supply from the Colorado River and other sources for three Native American tribes and more security for drought-stricken Arizona.

Boat docks sit on dry cracked earth at the Great Salt Lake's Antelope Island Marina in 2021 near Syracuse, Utah.

As the Great Salt Lake dries up, it's also emitting millions of tons of CO2

A new study found that the drying Great Salt Lake in Utah is now a major source of the gas emissions that are causing the climate to warm.

Activists demanding that rich countries pay up for climate finance for developing countries at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

With talks teetering, climate negotiators struck a controversial $300 billion deal

Representatives of developing countries and climate activists were furious over the outcome, saying $300 billion annually from industrialized countries is far short of what vulnerable nations need to better protect themselves from climate change.

Kelci Banschbach, who is originally from Indianapolis, became the first American winner of the World Conker Championships after beating David Jakins, the men's winner. Jakins is accused of cheating in his games; he insists he did nothing wrong.

U.S. woman wins conkers world title, and the men’s champ is cleared of cheating

An autumn tournament for conkers, a traditional English game, has drawn people to a country pub for years. But a scandal — or conkerversy — brewed after an accusation of cheating.

People walk through flooded streets in Valencia, Spain on Wednesday.

Unprecedented flooding in Spain kills at least 158 people

Crews in Spain searched for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings as people tried to salvage what they could from homes following monstrous flash floods.

Stephen Nzioka works on his farm in Miu, Machakos County, Kenya. A changing climate took a toll on his harvests — until a weekly text message gave him insights into the week's weather and the best farming strategies.

This farmer 'planted blindly' in a changing climate. A weather app came to his rescue

“I kept on guessing and just taking risks,” says farmer Stephen Nzioka of Kenya. A weekly text message has been a game changer as he copes with a changing climate.

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