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"The sky is very dark, even in the middle of the day. It's a little scary," a man in Sausalito told The Associated Press. About 300 people have been forced from their homes.

The four-time NBA MVP will leave the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second time in his 15-year career to join the iconic L.A. franchise, his agency announced on Sunday.

The latest drought has revived questions about the viability of farming in Nevada desert. While some farmers have given up, others are experimenting with crops like grapes that require less water.

Officials in Zimbabwe, which faced a severe drought last year, have declared a national disaster and appealed to international donors for $100 million to help flood-stricken areas.

More than 250,000 have been driven out of their homes as the state was engulfed by five identified fires, from north to south.

In California's farm rich Central Valley, where President Obama meets Friday with farmers and others who are affected by the state's historic drought, Todd Allen nods towards a field of brown, baked dirt passing by the right side of his truck.

Gov. Jerry Brown proposed softening the standard that makes electric utilities financially liable when their equipment causes wildfires, throwing his weight behind the controversial proposal as a key legislative committee prepares to meet Wednesday about the growing threat of wildfires.

San Diego Public Utilities officials will present a plan called "Pure Water San Diego" to a city council committee Wednesday. It calls for turning wastewater into reusable potable water by 2035. We explain the plan and its challenges.

After years of drought, California is getting drenched with rains. Some scientists and farmers are testing a way to capture that water by filling the state's depleted groundwater aquifers.

The California Drought Task Force says it would have to rain almost non-stop for the next couple of months to bring an end to the drought.