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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.

Almost 70 percent of all U.S. food aid goes to Africa, shipped on American-flagged vessels like the Maersk-Alabama, which was captured earlier this month by Somali pirates. Andrew Natsios, former administrator of the U.S Agency for International Development, the current distribution system of food aid is expensive, slow and vulnerable to pirates.

San Diego City Council put a toe into the water debate this week, but didn't wade in very deep. However, during the Water Summit at City Hall they splashed around in the issues long enough to reveal d

An estimated 1 million wild camels roam the Australian outback, and their population is expected to double in a few years. Above-average rainfall in the desert has increased the vegetation available to the animals.

House and Senate negotiators went home for Christmas without a deal on the farm bill — including the food stamps on which millions rely. The bargaining has continued ever since. But Friday, a possible deal emerged.

Presidents-Elect in a Pickle

After years of being drowned in the YUCK factor of "Toilet To Tap," San Diego moves forward on water recycling. We'll trace the political story behind the water recycling reformation.

NASA's new program prepares young Earth scientists to tackle tough environmental issues. In an airplane laboratory, students study everything from the growth of unusual algae blooms to the methane from a dairy cow's burp.

The House defied a White House veto threat and voted overwhelmingly for a five-year, $306 billion farm bill Wednesday, the same day that U.S. officials told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that sharp increases in food prices could soon swell the ranks of the world's hungry by a hundred million people.

The San Diego County Water Authority says conserving water this year is critical. The agency is worried that excessive outdoor watering will draw down reservoir water that will be needed next year. KP