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As the floodwaters from Cyclone Idai have started to recede, the death toll has begun to rise dramatically across Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.

The U.S. Drought Monitor update out Thursday left California's drought status unchanged. That means 55 percent of the state is still considered in the most extreme category of drought.

Park officials said all that was left at the scene were "a human skull and a pair of pants." Many on social media have called the incident karma.

During its last major drought, Santa Barbara built a desalination plant. It was never used. Now it's being reopened, but critics say desalination is costly, energy-intensive and may harm marine life.

The environmental group Heal the Bay published its annual report card with a mixed review for San Diego’s beaches.

City not able to rebate everyone who wants to remove their lawns

The wildfires consuming parts of Southern California are becoming a new normal for the state, climatologists say. They're driven by a warming ocean, high winds and drought.

California water regulators have released a new proposed plan requiring some cities to reduce water use by more than the 25 percent originally ordered by Gov. Jerry Brown. But other cities, like San Diego, got a slight reprieve.

A growing number of women and children are becoming entangled in drugs as the country's number of addicts aggressively grows.

The State Water Resources Control Board may impose further limits on outdoor water use as the state tries to protect supplies, but Gov. Jerry Brown said he's not ready for mandatory restrictions statewide.