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In Canada, more than 25 million acres of land — an area larger than Portugal — has burned, and the fire season shows no signs of slowing. Here's why many fires are being left to burn.

The Mammoth Mountain ski resort in the Eastern Sierra says this has been its snowiest season on record.

Amid a major drought in the Western U.S., a proposed solution comes up repeatedly: large-scale river diversions, including pumping Mississippi River water to parched states.

The Biden administration has evaluated how seven Western states that are reliant on the dwindling water supply from the Colorado River could dramatically cut their water use in the basin.

Wednesdays, June 4 and June 11, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! This two-part, four-hour series, takes viewers on a journey through more than 10,000 years of North American history and across some of the continent’s most iconic landscapes, tracing the animal’s evolution, significance to the Great Plains, near demise, and relationship to the Indigenous People of North America.

A World Cup trophy may indeed be coming back to the birthplace of soccer for the first time in 57 years. But if the trophy returns to England, it will be with the women's squad, not the men.

California’s 11th atmospheric river left the storm-soaked state with a bang.

Come see how our wonderful native plants overcome many of the challenges for San Diego landscaping, such as drought coupled with watering restrictions. These native plants support our biodiversity and attract many native pollinator species. The tour will showcase over 30 private and public gardens and parks that through color, and variety, connect nature, beauty, and community. One garden, not to be missed is a California native plant based Mediterranean botanical garden designed by Nan Sterman, KPBS TV host of “A Growing Passion”. Some others highlights include a native landscaped HOA park and a delightful elementary school-created habitat trail. This two-day garden tour will allow you to see gardens in San Marcos and Escondido on Saturday, April 1 and gardens in Encinitas on Sunday, April 2. Gardens will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day. Sikes Adobe Farmstead will be open Saturday only. The venue location for Sunday is Cottonwood Creek Park, 95 N Vulcan Ave, Encinitas, CA 92024 and the neighborhood for Sunday will be Encinitas.

Cindy McCain, the U.N. World Food Programme's executive director, has been tasked with closing the giant hole in the budget.

More Pacific storms are lined up to blast into the state, where successive powerful weather systems have knocked out power to thousands, battered the coastline, flooded streets, toppled trees and caused at least six deaths.