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A woman walks under an umbrella on the beach at La Jolla Shores on Tuesday in San Diego.

Storm Brings Much Needed Rain To Southern California

The rain led to evacuation orders amid fears of mudslides, but after a drought that's going into its fourth year, the precipitation was a welcome sight.

Medical marijuana clone plants are shown at a medical marijuana dispensary in Oakland, Feb. 1, 2011.

Officials Say 88,000 Marijuana Plants Seized Using San Diego's Water

The plants were seized at nearly 100 cultivation locations. Officials said the crops are adding to local water woes.

Fields of carrots are watered March 29, 2015, in Kern County, Calif. Subsidized water flowing in federal and state canals down from the wet north to the arid south helped turn the dry, flat plain of the San Joaquin Valley into one of the world's most important food-growing regions.

California Farmers Gulp Most Of State's Water, But Say They've Cut Back

Farms in California use as much as four times the water consumed by cities and towns. Now farmers are on defense after the governor decided to mostly exempt them from new, sweeping water cutbacks.

The remains of a business in Gatlinburg, Tenn., smolder on Nov. 29, after a devastating wildfire damaged or destroyed more than 2,000 buildings and killed at least 14 people.

2 Juveniles Charged With Arson, Suspected Of Starting Deadly Tennessee Wildfire

The fire in east Tennessee that began last month has killed at least 14 people and caused widespread destruction in the town of Gatlinburg. Two minors have been arrested and might be tried as adults.

The Hadera desalination plant is one of five built in Israel after a severe drought in the 1990s. Along with conservation efforts and water recycling, the plants have helped end Israel's chronic water shortages.

Israel Bringing Its Years Of Desalination Experience To California

After decades of work, Israel now gets about a quarter of its water from the sea. But experts say desalination is not a magic bullet, and conservation and infrastructure fixes are also needed.

A house on Texas Street is reflected in a puddle of water from an irrigated front yard, July 9, 2014.

Mayor Recommends Mandatory Water Conservation In San Diego

Mayor Kevin Faulconer is recommending San Diego move to a “drought alert” status on Nov. 1, if approved by the City Council.

A kayaker paddles along Zephyr Cove, near the site of the 20th Annual Lake Tahoe Summit in south Lake Tahoe, Nev. President Barack Obama said the environmental challenges of conservation and fighting climate change are inseparably linked.

Obama At Lake Tahoe Praises Conservation Efforts

The president warns that climate change can undermine decades-long conservation efforts. He spoke at an annual summit that brings people together to discuss how to keep Lake Tahoe blue.

A pickup truck destroyed by a wildfire sits on a burned property near Lake Isabella, Calif. The wildfire that roared across dry brush and trees in the mountains of Central California gave residents little time to flee.

California Wildfire Claims 2 Lives

A fast-moving blaze in the central part of the state, whipped up by hot temperatures and dry vegetation, has burned more than 1,900 acres. Officials warn conditions are ripe for more wildfires.

At the live performance of Michel Martin's Going There at Colorado State University Tuesday May 24, 2016. The show was titled, " The Future of Water."

A Conversation About The Future Of Water

Michel Martin traveled to Fort Collins, Colo. to talk with Kathleen Curry, Patty Limerick, Roger Fragua and Paolo Bacigalupi about owning water and dealing with a future where water may be scarce.

Cows at the New Hope Dairy in Galt, Calif., Nov. 23, 2016.

California Targets Dairy Cows To Combat Global Warming

The nation's leading agricultural state is taking its fight against climate change to the farm.

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