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Boat ramps at the Salton Sea’s Red Hill Bay Marina were once functional, but have been rendered obsolete by the lake’s ever-widening shoreline, Feb. 20, 2018.

How A Dying Lake In California Factors Into The Colorado River’s Future

The Salton Sea, the biggest lake in California, is shrinking. The state recently adopted a 10-year plan to address some, but not all, of the problems the shrinking sea is causing.

SDSU Works To Boost Water Conservation Amid Severe Drought

As California’s severe drought drags on, schools and college campuses around San Diego are stepping up efforts to conserve water.

A firefighter monitors a burning outbuilding to ensure flames don't spread as the River Fire burns in Lakeport, Calif., on Monday, July 30, 2018.

Firefighters Battle To Curb Wildfire Before Winds Return

More than a thousand firefighters battled to keep a raging Southern California forest fire from reaching foothill neighborhoods Friday before the expected return of blustery winds that drove the flames to new ferocity a day earlier.

The Colorado River, which flows out of Hoover Dam at the Arizona-Nevada border, is shown in this undated photo.

Colorado River Projected To Hit Shortage In 2020

Low water levels on the Colorado River could force water shortages in Arizona, Nevada and Mexico in 2020, according to a new forecast from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Eric Larson, executive director of the San Diego County Farm Bureau, is pictured at a grapefruit orchard in Escondido, March 19, 2015.

Labor Shortage And Other Risks Confront San Diego Farmers

The price of water and the lack of land are big problems for San Diego County farmers. Even worse: an acute labor shortage.

Michael Korte walks on the brown lawn of his Glendora, California home, July 17, 2014.

Weak El Niño Won’t Ease California Drought

The latest climate models show a weak El Niño event.

A head of poor-quality malt barley taken directly from a field in Power, Mont. Heat and a lack of water resulted in small and light kernels. Grain rejected for malt barley often ends up as animal feed.

Montana Barley Fields Become Front Line For Climate Change And Beer

Barley, the "king of malt," needs a precise recipe of water and sunshine to thrive — too much of either will cause it to wither and die. And amid a changing climate, that's exactly what's happening.

James Floros (right), San Diego Food Bank CEO; Senator Joel Anderson (R-Alpine); and Aubrey Bettencourt, executive director of California Water Alliance, unload boxes of produce at the San Diego Food Bank, Sept. 4, 2014.

Growers Donate Produce To San Diego Agricultural Families Struggling In Drought

A coalition of Central Valley farmers on Thursday donated thousands of pounds of fresh produce to San Diego’s food banks. It's part of a statewide effort to help families affected by the drought and bring awareness to the link between food and water.

A water-efficient sprinkler sprays plants in a Chula Vista yard in this undated photograph.

San Diego Program Offering Money To Remove Lawns Is Back, With Changes

This year you can get up to $4,000 to remove and replace your lawn with sustainable landscaping thanks to a program from the San Diego County Water Authority.

Just three crops — wheat, corn and rice — make up nearly 60 percent of the plant-based calories in most diets, according to a new report. Above, a farmer inspects a plant in her dry maize field on March 13 in Zimbabwe.

For A Healthier Planet, Eat These 50 Foods, Campaign Urges

Global reliance on just a handful of crops for calories is hurting the environment — and wildlife, a new report says. It urges the world to diversify its diet to save plant and animal species alike.

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