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Famine in the western African nation of Niger is severely affecting the country's nomadic tribes. The nomads have lost fewer children to starvation than some villagers, but the effect of the severe drought on their livestock has been devastating.

But Some Critics Say Artificial Turf Hurts The Environment

As the temperature begins to rise in San Diego, so does the wildfire danger. After several years of drought, San Diego is soaking with relief, but fire officials are warning residents to prepare now because, once summer arrives, there will be more fuel to burn.

Aid groups say they are making progress in delivering food to Somalia. But the need is critical and growing as the death toll continues to mount.

An ambitious goal to reduce the use of fossil fuels looks to algae as a way to power the fleet.

House Republicans are taking a Solomonic approach to relief for areas ravaged by Superstorm Sandy.

Texas officials are crying foul over the decision by a binational commission to release water from the Rio Grande to Mexico.

The four-state advocacy campaign, Nuestro Rio, is using music to mobilize Latinos around water conservation in the Southwest.

The last few years have been especially tough in South Florida for wading birds such as egrets, herons, ibises and wood storks that feed and nest in the region's wetlands.

Climate scientists and weather researchers gather in San Diego Tuesday to talk about the possibility of a fourth year of drought.