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Almost 200,000 people were ordered to evacuate after a hole in the emergency spillway in Northern California's Oroville Dam threatened to flood the surrounding area. Climate change could be a factor of extreme flooding in California.

With Climate Change, California Is Likely To See More Extreme Flooding

Dams and levees across California are straining to handle winter storms. The state's water system was designed a century ago, before climate change was an issue. Now, the system is being rethought.

A Los Angeles County fire helicopter makes a night drop while battling the Fish Fire above Azusa, Calif., on Monday.

Wildfires And High Temperatures Scorch The Western U.S.

Hundreds of people have evacuated their homes because of fires in California, New Mexico and Arizona. A heat wave across the region is contributing to the problem — and in some cases, setting records.

The Carlsbad Desalination Plant, the largest seawater desalination plant in the U.S., is shown in this aerial view, Sept. 4, 2015.

Water Wars Between San Diego And MWD Boil Up Again

There is no love lost between the San Diego County Water Authority and its biggest supplier, the Metropolitan Water District. Their latest hostilities are over a rate hike.

Rescue crews take out residents from a flooded neighborhood in San Jose, Calif., Feb. 21, 2017.

Thousands Flee, Freeway Shut In Flooding Near San Francisco

Rising floodwaters sent at least 14,000 residents fleeing inundated homes in San Jose, California, and forced the shutdown of a major freeway Wednesday.

Contamination in water samples collected in San Diego County is revealed by a black light, March 10, 2015.

San Diego Watersheds Get Poor Water Quality Marks

The lingering California drought is impacting water quality in San Diego's watersheds.

Yosemite Valley experiences a blanket of snow after years of drought. But the future may not be so wet. If warming trends continue, the Sierra Nevada could lose up to 80 percent of its snowpack by the end of this century. Yosemite National Park, Calif.

NATURE: Yosemite

Airs Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, March 3 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2

Rudy Mussi's family has farmed in the Sacramento Delta region for nearly a century. Mussi worries that more water transfers will deplete the fragile Delta ecosystem and wipe out family farms like his.

California's War Over Water Has Farmer Fighting Farmer

Drought-stricken Central Valley farmers are pointing fingers at the Sacramento Delta, where water still flows reliably. There's more pressure than ever to change a long-standing water rights system.

Melinda Roth, Jamie Edmonds, Leslie Edmonds, Jonathan Kelly, Kerri Kelly, Aleksei Naumov and Gawain Tomlinson are pictured during a meeting in Naumov's Oak Park backyard, April 21, 2015. The group discussed how they're saving water and energy in their homes.

An Alternative To The Water Police In San Diego's Mid-City

A group of mid-city residents has found a new strategy for coping with drought. They've formed a support group of sorts for neighbors interested in conservation.

California Assembly OKs Bill Barring HOA Bans On Fake Grass

California homeowner associations couldn't stop members from installing fake grass on lawns under a bill moving through the Legislature.

Fatima Avelica, 13, daughter of of Romulo Avelica-Gonzalez, attends a rally with loved ones and supporters for his release outside U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offices on March 13, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

This Week In Race: ICE Sends Chills Across US, Kaepernick, Others, Write Big Checks

While much of the focus has been on deportations of Latinx, other groups have been under increased scrutiny.

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