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Climate Change Could Soak Up California's Fresh Mountain Water Runoff

A new study suggests rising temperatures could cut into California's water supply.

Dry, cracked earth is visible on a cantaloupe farm near Firebaugh, Calif., last August. Record-low snowpack levels in the Sierra Nevada mean most Central California farmers will face another year without water from the federal Central Valley Project.

Scary Times For California Farmers As Snowpack Hits Record Lows

Much of the state depends on that snow for its water. In the Central Valley, the nation's most productive farming region, that means another year of fallowed fields and emergency water measures.

Osprey release. The plight of "Gilbert," an osprey from Lake Murray, highlights the interconnectedness of San Diego's water systems and our vulnerability in times of scarcity.

ANIMAL R&R: Season 2

Stream now with KPBS+/ Watch Wednesdays, May 13 and 20, 2026 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. A two-part documentary series about imperiled wild animals in San Diego County and the people who give them a second chance. Narrated by Joan Embery.

Snow enthusiasts ski down Bear Mountain at Big Bear Resorts thanks to powerful snow-making machines that have kept the slopes open during California's extreme drought, December 30, 2013.

Mammoth Mountain Owner Buys Big Bear Resorts

The owner of Mammoth Mountain has struck a deal to buy two Big Bear ski resorts, located 100 miles from San Diego.

The site of the planned Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is under construction near Assosa, Ethiopia, in this 2013 photo. The dam will have the capacity to produce 6,000 megawatts of electricity and become the biggest hydro-electric power station in Africa.

Don't Torpedo The Dam, Full Speed Ahead For Ethiopia's Nile Project

Egypt was ready to go to war over Ethiopia's planned Renaissance Dam. A new agreement has ended the tension. But that doesn't mean everyone's a winner.

Roundtable On Early Political Races, Chula Vista Turmoil, Government Water Use

It's May 2015. Do you know where (or who) your political candidates are? Chula Vista's trouble completing its city council is not over. And water use among public agencies in the city of San Diego went up by 19 percent.

Robert Schulz, the San Diego State architect, stands outside the construction site for South Campus Plaza on Aug. 21, 2015.

San Diego State Developing Its Own Downtown

South Campus Plaza will be home to student housing, retail, restaurants and a Trader Joe's market. It could also signal a growing campus footprint.

Water Curtailments Expected Soon In California

State water officials are expected this month to limit the amount of water pumped by farmers and cities.

A water-efficient sprinkler sprays plants in a Chula Vista yard in this undated photograph.

County Urges San Diegans To Shut Off Irrigation, Let Rain Do The Work

A two-week hiatus from watering San Diego yards could save enough water to supply 11,000 families for a year, according to the San Diego County Water Authority.

Somali girls line up to receive a hot meal in Mogadishu last year after the worst drought in the Horn of Africa in decades, compounded by war, put millions in danger of starvation.

Extreme Weather Means Extreme Food Prices Worldwide, Aid Agency Warns

As climate change brings more drought and flooding, food prices are expected to keep spiking.

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