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Thermometers in the western city of Phalodi registered a sizzling 123.8 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday. One resident told the BBC that it was so hot, his cellphone stopped working.

Agricultural officials in Nevada say the number of wild horses straying off the range into urban areas has increased tremendously the past year.

When damage from floods and earthquakes is tallied, the emphasis is on lost property and possessions. The poor face another, even more devastating kind of loss.

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.

California water officials are giving water districts in San Diego County a break when it comes to saving water because the region's conservation targets are now significantly lower.

This summer's dry weather is drawing comparisons to the droughts of the 1950s and even the Dust Bowl years of the 1930s. Technology and techniques developed from those hard times are helping to save some of today's crops, but there's no substitute for water.

The U.N. says Sudan — and three other countries — are the scene of catastrophic famine. What are the causes?

Saudi Arabia's largest dairy company will soon be unable to farm alfalfa in its own parched country to feed its 170,000 cows. So it's turning to an unlikely place to grow the water-chugging crop — the drought-stricken American Southwest.

In 2014, the Colorado River did something it hadn’t done in decades. For a few short weeks that spring, the river reached the Pacific Ocean.

The blaze raging in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties covers more ground than New York City. And as other, smaller fires are reined in, weather forecasts portend the Thomas Fire will spread.