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Spring rains in San Diego may have brought lush vegetation, but that could spell trouble in the upcoming fire season.

As the market for water thirsty plants dries up, sales of cacti and succulents are thriving — and San Diego’s North County is ground zero for all things succulent.

So far this year, state firefighters have responded to nearly 3,900 blazes — a 41 percent increase from the same period last year, according to Cal Fire. The fires have burned 28 percent less area than last year.

The spending in the budget will increase by 2 percent, mainly because of higher costs to acquire and treat water, according to the agency.

Friday is Earth Day, and San Diego County workers got a chance to show off the county's water conservation initiatives at an event Tuesday.

Typhoon Lionrock caused extensive flooding More than 130 people are dead and at least 100,000 have been displaced, according to U.N. agencies.

The nine major watersheds in San Diego County had unusually low water quality in 2015 for the second year in a row, according to a new report.

The zoo said the unnamed lemur was born to Morticia, a first-time mother, and lets keepers take him out for daily weigh-ins in exchange for fruit.

Endangered Quino Checkerspot Butterflies are flying on the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge this spring for the first time in years.

The nutritious indigenous plant is part of a movement to revive native crops and cuisines — and a means of restoring the health and economy of Oaxaca, one of Mexico's poorest states.