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Forecasts for gusty wind and potentially heavy rain in various parts of San Diego County have prompted two inclement weather homeless shelters in downtown San Diego to open Monday.

Most of the water districts in San Diego County surpassed their new water savings targets in March, joining residents throughout California who broke a recent trend toward less conservation.

The annual conference is hosting small farmers and ranchers at the San Diego Marriott Mission Valley. The ongoing drought is high on the list of topics the conference aims to tackle this year.

Breweries are grappling with more weather extremes — heat waves, snowy winters, heavy rains and drought. Many are coming up with creative ways to adjust to their changing environments.

South African wildfires — some caused by human error — in the verdant wine region have seriously damaged one of the country's oldest vineyards.

California officials are finalizing a mandatory plan to cut water use across the state. Cities looking for a road map on how to save water might consider Santa Barbara's example.

California's ongoing drought has forced many almond growers to use groundwater on the thirsty crop. The problem: That water is high in salt, and it's killing almond trees.

Compared with the same month two years ago, San Diego County water customers reduced consumption by 26 percent in September.

Claire Vaye Watkins' first novel is a frighteningly believable near-future dystopia; drought has ruined the West, and two holdouts among the wreckage find their lives changed by a strange child.

Experts say weather is one factor, but more critical is the state's exploding population, spawning communities in once sparsely inhabited regions long known to burn.