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San Diego County's overall air quality remains in 'good' to 'moderate' levels

Gov. Jerry Brown has said he will do whatever he can in order to try and alleviate the dry conditions hitting California.

Firefighters said for the first time Wednesday that they have made good progress battling the state's largest-ever wildfire but didn't expect to have it fully under control until September.

Opening a weekend trip to California, President Barack Obama on Friday will offer millions in federal aid for the drought-stricken state.

The California governor's pragmatic plea came as wet weather finally moved through northern portions of the state, which has been in an extraordinary dry period during what is normally the time for rain and snow.

Saying that his state must take steps to plan for prolonged water shortages, Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency over an extended drought Friday. California faces "water shortfalls in the driest year in recorded state history," according to the governor's office.

With no end in sight to California's drought, farmers in the San Joaquin Valley fear federal officials could seize water in the San Luis Reservoir intended for their crops.

Maybe you've heard that world hunger is at crisis levels — and climate change is largely to blame. A new book argues otherwise.

Maybe you've heard that world hunger is at crisis levels — and climate change is largely to blame. A new book argues otherwise.

The Thomas Fire, the fifth largest wildfire in California history, is a harbinger of things to come in the West.