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Global Buzzwords That Will Keep On Buzzing In 2017

From airpocalypse to UAVs, we decipher the trending terms of global health and development. And we even use them in a sentence!

The seven-quart bucket that the San Diego County Water Authority is giving away is pictured in this undated photo.

Water Authority Giving Away Free Buckets To Encourage Water Conservation

Pails will be given away Friday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Del Mar Fair and starting Monday at the San Diego County Water Authority headquarters.

The city of Fort Bragg, Calif., has ordered restaurants to drastically reduce the amount of dishwashing by serving customers with disposable plates, cups and flatware.

California City Orders Restaurants To Use Disposable Plates, Cups

Officials in Fort Bragg also ordered restaurants to serve water to customers only upon request. As part of a stage 3 water emergency, things like washing cars using city water are prohibited, too.

Coastal erosion from a strong El Niño in 1998 destroyed dozens of homes and structures along the California coast.

Coming El Niño Has Emergency Officials Preparing, Researchers Watching Closely

The last time a strong El Niño pounded San Diego County, nearly two decades ago, rainfall averaged 188 percent of normal, triggering floods, mudflows and coastal erosion.

Roundtable Analyzes Obama's Plan, Wastewater Recycling and The Millions Given To City Heights

President Obama announces executive action on immigration, drawing cheers and jeers. The prolonged drought has made it easier to recycle wastewater. And when philanthropists drop billions in one neighborhood, what can they expect?

A Pakistani boy peers out from behind a mosquito net after his family fled their home due to catastrophic flooding in Sindh province.

Climate Change Is Killing Us, Literally — And Here's How

The World Health Organization projects an additional 250,000 deaths a year, starting in 2030, due to diseases like malaria and diarrhea.

"I speak about the mindsets of these characters," composer Kaija Saariaho says. "What does it mean that we love somebody? And do we really love another person, or do we love our idea of love?"

'Half Of Humanity Has Something To Say': Composer Kaija Saariaho On Her Met Debut

Saariaho isn't the first woman composer to stage an opera at New York's Metropolitan Opera — just the first in more than a century. Her opera, L'Amour de Loin, has its New York premiere this week.

When Kansas State student Hunter Jobbins left his car parked outside a dorm with the doors unlocked, a passerby saw an opportunity and took it. The opportunity was a Kit-Kat bar in the cup holder and it was gone.

NPR News Nuggets: 108 Years Later, Crazed Coffee Consumers & Kit-Kat Nabber

Here's a quick roundup of some of the mini-moments you may have missed on this week's Morning Edition.

Many rural California residents rely on private wells for tap water — wells that are starting to dry up.

As Their Wells Run Dry, California Residents Blame Thirsty Farms

Many rural residents rely on private wells for tap water. As the severe drought continues, many are wondering why farms seem to be getting water ahead of families.

A resident checks on damage from Hurricane Hermine in Cedar Key, Fla. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall. Authorities say the storm could regain hurricane status by the time it hits the Mid-Atlantic states by Monday.

After Battering Florida and Georgia, Hermine Threatens Mid-Atlantic

The Category 1 hurricane hit Florida, then weakened to a tropical storm as it moved inland. Hermine is expected to drop heavy rain in Georgia and the Carolinas before tracking out over the Atlantic.

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