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The region responsible for 40% of Italy's agriculture faces worst drought in 70 years

Italy's agricultural heartland is suffering its worst drought in 70 years. Authorities are struggling to deal with the situation and save as much of the country's harvest as possible.

ExxonMobil is suing investors who want faster climate action

The oil and gas giant is suing investor groups that want it to slash climate pollution. Interest groups on both sides of the case say it could lead to more lawsuits against activist investors.

Kayakers navigate a narrow section of water near boat docks sitting on dry land at the Browns Ravine Cove area of drought-stricken Folsom Lake, in Folsom, Calif., Saturday, May 22, 2021. California Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened Monday, May 23, 2022, to impose mandatory, statewide restrictions on water use if people don't start using less on their own as the drought drags on and the hotter summer months approach.

Californians could see mandatory water cuts amid drought

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he may impose mandatory water restrictions if people don't start using less as a drought drags on.

This May 2, 2022, photo shows the AES Huntington Beach Energy Center in Huntington Beach, Calif. The AES facility, the proposed site of the Poseidon Huntington Beach Seawater Desalination Plant will face a critical vote by the California Coastal Commission (CCC) on May 12. The highly contested project has been debated for more than two decades. The commission's staff issued a scathing report recommending the agency reject the project due to concerns about the impact on marine life, the cost to ratepayers, and the impact of sea-level rise on the low-lying area where it would be built. Business and labor groups argue it will provide another source of much-needed water.

Amid drought, California desalination project at crossroads

Environmentalists oppose the plant and say it will damage marine life and is vulnerable to flooding from sea level rise.

As Gaza strains under a food crisis, some Israeli protesters are trying to block aid

The World Food Program says one in four people in Gaza face extreme hunger. But in recent weeks, a small movement has emerged in Israel that is intent on stopping humanitarian aid from flowing in.

The Ocean Pavilion at COP28, the UN Climate Conference, will be co-hosted by Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Undated photograph.

UC San Diego, Scripps Oceanography sends delegation to COP28, the UN Climate Conference

Scripps Institution of Oceanography will co-host the Ocean Pavilion in Dubai to show how the sea is responding to rising temperatures.

The giant white marble boulders that line the Agos River just north of the Philippine village of Daraitan are sacred to the Indigenous Dumagat people. They use the boulders to perform rituals to ward off sickness and keep their village safe. If the Kaliwa Dam is built upriver, the Dumagat say these rocks will be destroyed to make way for the increased water flow.

The Philippines' capital is running out of water. Is building a dam the solution?

Officials say the Kaliwa Dam will help alleviate an impending water shortage in the capital that's being exacerbated by climate change. But the project is plagued with controversies and questions.

A small stream runs through the dried, cracked earth of a former wetland near Tulelake, Calif., on June 9, 2021. Southern California's gigantic water supplier has taken the unprecedented step of requiring some 6 million people to cut their outdoor watering to one day a week as drought continues to plague the state.

In drought-ravaged California, water use is up dramatically

In 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom asked residents to use 15% less water in the middle of a severe drought. Since July, the state has cuts its water use by just 3.7%.

Barrio Logan neighborhood sign on May 11, 2023.

Federal money helps San Diego environmental justice projects

The EPA is funneling $13 million to local organizations aiming to correct long-standing inequalities linked to environmental injustices. Three San Diego projects will benefit.

The Carlsbad desalination plant, shown in this undated photograph, now provides nearly ten percent of San Diego County's water supply.

San Diego water supply stable amid worsening drought

San Diego was excluded from recent water restrictions imposed on much of Southern California.

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