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Etnies Skatepark, Lake Forest, Orange County, Calif.

'Exalting The Banal To The Monumental' Through California Skate Parks

The state that gave birth to modern skateboarding is home to concrete playgrounds that are works of art in the eyes of photographer Amir Zaki: "They become more imaginative and open as spaces."

The sun sets over the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta near Rio Vista, Calif., in 2013. The Delta is the largest West Coast estuary and is a source of conflict over the state's water.

Endangered Species Protections At Center Of Drought Debate

Lawmakers in hard-hit Western states are pushing for suspensions to the Endangered Species Act to free up stored water. But an entrenched partisan divide over the law continues to be a hang-up.

People in Houston navigate the floodwaters on Thursday. The city got more than 9 inches of rain on that day alone, according to the National Weather Service in Houston.

Texas Cities Try To Assess Scope Of Damage In Imelda's Aftermath

The National Weather Service in Houston said the amount of rainfall in Houston and Galveston on Thursday was "one for the record books." At least four deaths have been blamed on the storm.

Austin Beutner speaks during an interview with KPBS, May 2015.

Roundtable: Publisher's Firing, Press Freedom Suit, El Niño, Drought

Austin Beutner leaves the newspaper biz unwillingly. Cory Briggs' lawsuit against INewsource is thrown out of court. This year's El Nino still looks really big -- could it bust the drought?

A sign at the Lopez Ridge Park in Mira Mesa saying irrigation is off in the area because of the drought, June 15, 2015.

California Cuts Water Use By 31 Percent In July Amid Drought

The strong water conservation figures show California residents are beginning to understand the dire need to cut back in a fourth year of drought, Felicia Marcus, chair of the State Water Resources Control Board, said.

A wildfire blazes near the town of Roboré, in eastern Bolivia's Santa Cruz region, on Aug. 21.

Bolivia Is Fighting Major Forest Fires Nearly As Large As In Brazil

Firefighters, troops and volunteers have been working for the past two months to put out some of the worst blazes in the country's recent history.

Biologists pile fresh dead mussel shells on the edge of the Clinch River after documenting the species' number and type. The smell can get "real bad," says biologist Rose Agbalog.

Nature's 'Brita Filter' Is Dying And Nobody Knows Why

A mysterious die-off of freshwater mussels has scientists scrambling to find a cause. Freshwater mussels clean water and provide habitat to countless other species.

Saint Augustine was among the saints who pushed some of the bans and policies that may have paved the way for a breakdown of extended family networks in Western Europe during the Middle Ages.

Western Individualism May Have Roots In The Medieval Church's Obsession With Incest

Researchers combed Vatican archives to find records of how ancient church policies shaped Western values and family structures today.

Teak Nichols with the Julian Apple Growers Association, picks an Arkansas Black apple from his tree in Julian, Calif., Sept. 22, 2015.

Julian Apple Harvest, Festivities Come Early Amid Drought

The season of autumn is officially underway. It’s that time of year when San Diegans flock to Julian for fall foliage, horse carriage rides and everything apples.

Grapevines in northern San Diego County are pictured in this undated photo.

California Drought Changes What Farmers Grow

Citrus and avocados have been the two leading crops in North San Diego County. But, several thousand acres of citrus and about 10,000 acres of avocados have been taken out of production because farmers can’t afford to irrigate.

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