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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 youth scouts for mud crabs and snakehead fish on the parched bed of Chembarambakkam Lake on the outskirts of Chennai, India.

The Water Crisis In Chennai, India: Who's To Blame And How Do You Fix It?

Reservoirs are dry in India's sixth biggest city. Municipal taps work only a few hours a day. Trains are delivering emergency water supplies.

A family sits along the shore of Lake Elsinore as they watch the Holy Fire burn in the distance on Thursday night, Aug. 9, 2018.

California Crews Scramble To Keep Flames From Reaching Homes

Firefighters worked Friday to keep a growing Southern California forest fire that is feeding on dry brush and trees from reaching foothill neighborhoods a day after flames roared to new ferocity and came within yards of homes.

Mario Ramos (left) and wife Tally adjust their umbrellas in Laguna Beach, Calif. The state was among a number of places this summer that experienced their highest temperatures on record.

So Far, More Heat Waves Do Not Mean More Heat Deaths

The spread of air conditioning may have kept some people from dying in this summer's extreme heat. But studies project more heat-related illnesses as the climate warms.

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.

New technologies and a changing climate are altering the way apples are grown in places like New York's Hudson Valley and across the country.

A Few More Bad Apples: As The Climate Changes, Fruit Growing Does, Too

Apple growing is a ruthless business obsessed with good looks. Higher temperatures affect every part of of the fruit's life cycle, from more pests to changing color — and can even give them sunburn.

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.

The image shows what happens when a very strong El Nino strikes surface waters in the Central equatorial Pacific Ocean.

Weak El Niño Unlikely To Bring Drought-Relief To San Diego

A mild El Niño is now projected, dampening hopes for a wet winter in San Diego. But some good news — the Pacific is too warm for La Niña to develop, which typically brings dry conditions to Southern California.

Drought Reduces Rice Crops, Raises Prices

California's drought may drive up the price of rice and affect the state's export of the grain.

The new baby elephant Umzula-zuli, or"Zuli," at the San Diego AZoo Safari Park in this undated photo.

Baby Elephant Born At San Diego Zoo Safari Park On World Elephant Day

The San Diego Zoo Safari Park's newest elephant was introduced Tuesday to the rest of the herd, but he's sure to stand out.

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