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A group of respected world leaders who call themselves "The Elders" have made it their goal to find solutions for a host of intractable global problems. Two members, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former President of Ireland Mary Robinson discuss their accomplishments and ongoing projects.

Mandatory water-use restrictions start Wednesday in Escondido. Similar water-use restrictions went into effect last month in the city of San Diego.

China is failing to curb smoking, despite attempts by anti-smoking campaigners. That might be because on a national level, tobacco plays an important role, providing Beijing's biggest single source of tax revenue. Last year's revenue topped $75 billion.

Airs Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

Today is the first day of mandatory water restrictions for most of San Diego County. KPBS Reporter Ed Joyce says the conservation measures are intended to reduce the water demand by 20-percent.

A draft report released Friday warns that climate change could threaten the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the decades to come. The international panel of scientists predicts drought and drying in many regions, including the American West.

Every spring and summer, after the winter thaw allows, about a dozen Navajo families still return to their old homesteads at the bottom of Arizona's Canyon de Chelly. The canyon has cradled human civilization for thousands of years.

The West is an arid region. However, the Colorado River has transformed Imperial and San Diego Counties into fertile, populated regions that thrive with the free flow of water. But an eight year droug

Wildfires rage in the Western states, aided by a drought caused by last week's heat wave. One wildfire raced out of a canyon in South Dakota's Black Hills, destroying 27 houses and killing a homeowner who tried to go back to save some belongings.

Corn and soybean prices jumped as much as 30 percent this fall from last year, prompting farmers to sell their crops before they're even harvested. But high grain prices also mean consumers will be looking at pricier Thanksgiving turkeys in the grocery aisle.