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Some of the best men's tennis players in the world gather in Portland, Ore., for the start of the Davis Cup Finals. The three-day team event matches the U.S. against defending champion, Russia. The U.S. has won 31 Davis Cups — more than any other country — but none in a dozen years.

The Democratic presidential race is tightening as Obama rides the wave of Oprah-mania. While, at the same time, faith-based voters in Iowa are making the choice between Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney.

Even if carbon dioxide emissions were halted today, global warming and the environmental disruption that comes with it would continue for 1,000 years, says a sobering study. Scientists are urging politicians to proceed with caution as they set new target levels for emissions.

Climate researchers say there is a strong La Nina condition brewing over the Pacific, a condition which usually means a wet fall and dry winter and spring. We explore what a La Nina is and what it means for water resources and fire danger this summer.

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders struck a realistic tone in last night’s State of the City address. He touched on the city’s precarious financial situation, its dwindling water supply and called on res

The winter weather moving through San Diego County should help boost local rainfall totals, but December will probably end up being drier than normal. KPBS Reporter Erik Anderson has details.

KPBS Takes Top Awards at the San Diego Press Club 35th Annual Excellence in Journalism Awards Including Best of Show for television “Meth Next Door” KPBS TV

I Was Never a Water Fan

In California, climate change is predicted to transform the land and our lifestyles by the end of this century. KPBS Environmental Reporter Ed Joyce has more on what scientists are predicting for the

This fire season is shaping up to be grueling. Drought has turned brush into kindling, and there are surprisingly few city workers to thin that fire-prone vegetation. As Rebecca Tolin reports, the ci