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Finding a river in the West that still behaves like a Western river — one that rises and falls with the annual rush of melting snow — is tough.

Firefighters struggled against rugged terrain, high winds and an August heat wave Tuesday to slow the spread of the biggest wildfire ever recorded in California, an inferno that exploded to be nearly the size of Los Angeles in just 11 days.

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which serves 19 million people from Ventura to the Mexico border, is anticipating drawing down 40 percent of its water storage this year to meet demand.

The new United Nations climate report sounds the alarm on global warming. Is anyone listening? Plus, Roundtable takes a look at competing Mission Valley Stadium measures and the campaign to repeal California's gas tax.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched a pair of U.S.-German science satellites and five commercial communications satellites into orbit from California on Tuesday.

Large wildfires grew across the American West on Wednesday, keeping thousands of people out of their homes for the July 4 holiday and forcing some strict bans on fireworks to prevent new fires from igniting in the hot, dry region.

The report from Moody’s Investors Service finds, short term, California’s economy won’t suffer as a result of the drought.

No, songs addressing climate change aren't new. But the new music that does seems animated less by a sunny streak of mainstream activism, and more by a certain feeling we all seem to be sharing.

A new report in 'The Lancet' uses a not-too-familiar term to describe looming global problems that appear to be interconnected.

Drought, floods and wildfires are signs that climate change has become a harsh reality for the 17 million people of Chile. Laguna de Aculeo used to be a booming summer playground, but not anymore.