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Scientists are getting more and better data on our changing climate. Now, there's a push to use it to help people cope with the extremes we know are coming.

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

Scientists wince when people blame every big tropical cyclone, heat wave or drought on a shifting climate. But now some are trying to figure out just what the evidence for such a link would be.

The winter storm has been linked to at least one death, after a Colorado patrolman was struck by a driver who lost control of his car.

KPBS Midday Edition wants to hear how San Diegans are cutting back on their water use. Share your water saving tips by calling into the show at noon on Tuesday or by leaving a comment here.

After a decade of drought, high snow levels this year are melting and turning California rivers into hazards. At the Kern River, at least six people have died this year.

Even with this week’s heat wave and the drought reducing the state’s energy supply, California is expected to finish the summer without a power shortage.

Researchers at UC Davis fear that California’s drought may soon claim its first victim, the Red Hills Roach. The tiny fish is losing its water. Scientists fear it may soon be pushed to extinction.

The tribe has fished in the Pacific Northwest's Klamath River for centuries, but the Chinook have been devastated by drought, disease, dams, and a long history of habitat destruction.

David Lockwood and Larry Kahn, "the Ali-Frazier" of Tiddlywinks, once again won the World Pairs title. To the professional winkers, the game is far more than shooting discs, or "winks," into a cup.