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Severe droughts have combined with an unexpected culprit — a tiny fish — to put the squeeze on Southern California's water supply. Avocado and citrus farmers feeling the pinch are considering planting new crops that use less water.

California's water supply isn't getting a boost from Mother Nature so far this year. And prospects don't look promising in the months to come, as KPBS Environment Reporter Ed Joyce explains.

The heat wave suffocating much of the U.S. has set more than 1,000 record temperatures as it moves east across the country. The National Weather Service said more than 30 states and the District of Columbia were under excessive-heat warnings or heat advisories.

The Turkana people and their southern neighbors, the Pokot, have been feuding for generations. But a spate of droughts in recent decades is exacerbating an age-old animosity, as they fight over the land's dwindling natural resources.

Despite what college presidents say, the reordering of the college leagues is really only about football -- and television money, according to commentator Frank Deford.

For months, prices paid to farmers for corn, wheat and soybeans have been shooting up. But so far, grocery prices have held steady for consumers. When will you have to pay the price?

Governance of the Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College in El Cajon will transfer from a coalition of municipalities to a newly formed nonprofit, it was announced today.

Recent unrest in Mali and Algeria point to the growing influence of al-Qaida in North Africa. Wall Street Journal Pentagon reporter Julian Barnes and Ret. Col. Thomas Dempsey, chair for security studies at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, explain the latest developments and the threat al-Qaida presents in the region.

Piracy thrives in largely lawless Somalia. But the self-ruling region of Somaliland is slowly trying to build the rule of law and a sense of civic duty. The result: Ordinary citizens occasionally catch pirates and turn them in.

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.