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The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department Station 1 is shown in this undated photo.

San Diego Firefighters On High Alert As Santa Ana Winds Gain Strength

Firefighting agencies across San Diego County are on high alert Thursday as the Santa Ana winds driving four major wildfires in Southern California are expected to gain strength, with gusts stronger than 80 mph, and create extreme fire danger.

More than 1 million cars pass through the roughly 60-mile stretch of the Big Sur coastline each year.

Commuting By Foot: Big Sur Residents Struggle With Life After Mudslide

Most mornings and afternoons, a newly built footpath that plunges through a grove of towering redwoods is clogged with workers and school kids.

Kirk Sours says heavy snow creates extra work on his ranch, but he's thrilled that the pending melt will bring his otherwise dry pastures much-needed moisture.

Drought-Stricken Plains Farmers 'Giddy' Over Heavy Snow

Two rapid-fire snowstorms belted Kansas with more than 2 feet of snow this week. They caused thousands of accidents and all kinds of hardships -- but they also produced very broad smiles from some quarters.

Drought-Stricken Plains Farmers 'Giddy' Over Heavy Snow

Two rapid-fire snowstorms belted Kansas with more than 2 feet of snow this week. They caused thousands of accidents and all kinds of hardships -- but they also produced very broad smiles from some quarters.

Prisoners from the McCain inmate crew from San Diego prepare to clear brush from a road on Wednesday in Calistoga.

More Flee California Wine Country As Deadly Wildfires Spread

Authorities say at least 23 people are dead in some of the worst fires in the state's history. Hundreds more have been reported missing and officials say the death toll is likely to climb.

California water canal pictured in this undated photo.

County Officials Propose Increase In Water Rates

The San Diego County Water Authority announced Thursday that staff is recommending a 3.7 percent hike in the amount of money local cities and districts pay for water in the 2018 calendar year.

Three barrels each capable of holding 300 gallons make up the new rainwater collection system at Franklin Elementary, Feb. 1, 2016.

San Diego Unified Piloting Rainwater Collection System

With the drought in mind, two schools in the San Diego Unified School District and one in the Encinitas Union School District are taking part in a new rainwater collection program that saves water and teaches science.

International ships call at the busy Port of New Orleans. It's a major shipping convergence point on the Mississippi River. Ships come upriver from the Gulf of Mexico with imports from abroad, and barges come downriver, bringing U.S. goods for export.

Drought Causes Ripple Effect Along Mighty Mississippi River

The persistent drought is raising questions about how the Mississippi River is managed -- both upstream and down.

The latest Pakistani crackdown on aid groups isn't the first. Above: A policeman stands guard outside the office of Save the Children in Islamabad, which was shuttered by Pakistani authorities in June 2015 under suspicion of "working against the country," according to government officials.

'Panic And Confusion' As Pakistan Orders Foreign Aid Groups To Shut Down

Aid workers warn that the move will upend services to the country's neediest people and threaten hundreds of jobs. What's behind the government's decision?

Frank Gehrke, right, chief of the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program for the Department of Water Resources, checks the snowpack depth as he conducts the first manual snow survey of the season at Phillips Station near Echo Summit, Dec. 30, 2015. At left is Frank Anderson, a hydrologist with the U.S. Geographical Survey, and John King, of the Department of Water Resources.

California Snowpack At 136 Percent Of Normal For This Time Of Year

It's better than in past years, but experts warn it's too soon to get excited.

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