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A San Diego County water agency is in favor of a proposal to fix the states water supply problems. KPBS reporter Ed Joyce has more.

Political unrest has broken out in Tunisia, Yemen, Egypt and other Arab countries. Social media and governmental policies are getting most of the credit for spurring the turmoil, but there's another factor at play.

The World Health Organization says a massive vaccination campaign has eliminated polio in Somalia. But with war, drought and food shortages bringing on a catastrophic humanitarian crisis there, polio "could absolutely return," one doctor says.

Today, we'll learn more about the state's grim water supply outlook. The Department of Water Resources will do its monthly snow survey to measure how much water we can expect to get out of the snowpac

As global temperatures rise, many plants and animals are moving to higher elevations to keep their cool. But a new study found plants in northern California are actually moving downhill, where it's wetter. "These plants are tracking water availability more so than temperature," one researcher says.

As world leaders streamed into Copenhagen, disputes have left big issues unresolved just two days before participants hope to sign a historic accord to fight global warming. Meanwhile, hundreds of protesters tried to disrupt the conference, and police said more than 200 were detained.

Gretchen Peters, author of Seeds of Terror: How Heroin is Bankrolling the Taliban and Al Qaeda,, argues that going after the poppy problem in Afghanistan has to be a fundamental part of the war effort. And that for a strategy to succeed, she says, it has to be broad in scope.

It's the third time the Giants have won the Super Bowl. After the two previous victories, New York City couldn't bring itself to honor a team that plays its home games in New Jersey. Now, after a seven-year championship drought, the city has come to realize it loves a parade.

The uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt came just as world food prices hit a record high. The World Bank reported this week that the cost of food is now at "dangerous" levels, a fact that is far more burdensome for people in the developing world.

Years of drought and problems with the State Water Project may force cutbacks in California's water supply. We'll find out from the San Diego County Water Authority what it means for San Diego.