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San Diego County residents woke to something Friday morning they don't usually hear or see: rain, thunder and lightning.

Surfers wait for waves in warm weather in San Diego, Sept. 7, 2011.

Heat Wave Expected To Hit San Diego On Thursday

A National Weather Service heat advisory is set to take effect for the inland areas at 11 a.m. Thursday and will extend until 9 p.m. Friday.

Homes butt up against one of the former fairways of the Escondido Country Club, Aug. 20, 2014.

Battle Over Escondido Golf Course Comes Down To Measure H

Many of those opposed to Measure H don’t play golf, but they think a developer's plans to allow more than 400 homes on former fairways will crowd the neighborhood and decrease property values.

Destroyed homes and vehicles scorched by the Valley Fire line Jefferson Street in Middletown, Calif. Nearly half the community was destroyed.

School A Welcome Escape From Reality For Calif. Area Ravaged By Fire

The Valley Fire leveled hundreds of homes and businesses in the small community of Middletown, Calif. School is helping students and educators alike make it through the recovery process together.

Judge Hears Case Involving San Diego County Water Authority

It's been a long time coming, but San Diego's claims that it has been overcharged for water transport fees are being heard this week in a San Francisco courtroom.

A family swims in Lake Nicaragua, which will encompass nearly half of the proposed canal's 172-mile route. Environmentalists worry that oil spills, pollution and dredging will destroy the country's largest supply of fresh water.

A Chinese Man, A $50 Billion Plan And A Canal To Reshape Nicaragua

Groundbreaking for the 173-mile canal is set for December, but critics warn the waterway will cause irreparable environmental and social damage. The government has withheld outside firms' assessments.

The remains of a tree are seen in front of a boulder in the Dome Wilderness area of New Mexico in August 2012. The Las Conchas Fire torched the land in 2011, burning through more than 150,000 acres of forest.

Once Resilient, Trees In The West Now More Vulnerable To Fires

On any given day, there's a wildfire burning somewhere in the U.S. -- and that's not necessarily a bad thing. Many western forests have evolved with fire, and actually benefit from the occasional wildfire.

A house is reflected in a puddle of water from an irrigated front yard in San Diego, July 9, 2014.

San Diego Used Less Water In November

California Water Resources Control Board released monthly water-use numbers

Before it can be eaten and digested by humans, millet needs to have a thin hull removed. Only a few millet processing facilities exist in the U.S.

Can Millet Take On Quinoa? First, It'll Need A Makeover

Walk through a health food store and you'll find amaranth, sorghum, quinoa -- heritage grains that have been staples around the world for generations. Americans are just discovering them.

An aerial view shows the Yarnell Hill fire burning June 29, 2013 near the town of Yarnell, Ariz. The next day, 19 firefighters died battling the blaze.

Two Years After Deadly Wildfire, Are There Lessons In The Ashes?

The Yarnell Hill Fire in June 2013 was one of the deadliest incidents for wildland firefighters in American history. Nineteen of the Granite Mountain Hotshots died — many inside their fire shelters.

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