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Farmers in Arizona are facing the brunt of climate change as the Colorado River experiences shortages. Even in rural and conservative areas, most agree something needs to change.

Firefighters are working in extreme temperatures across the U.S. West and struggling to contain wildfires, the largest burning in California and Oregon, as another heat wave baked the region, straining power grids.

Premieres Wednesdays, May 24, 2023 at 10 p.m., May 24 at 11 p.m. and May 31 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Sundays, May 28 - June 25 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2. Comedian and TV presenter Romesh Ranganathan travels way beyond his comfort zone and the world of complimentary breakfast buffets to some of the most unlikely places on earth for a holiday.

The laws that govern our region’s rivers and reservoirs are tough to wrap your mind around. But art can create an emotional connection that helps people understand what’s at stake, as seen in one painter’s depiction of the Colorado River.

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.

California has been drenched by atmospheric river storms since late December, putting a dent in the state’s long drought — but also causing flooding, power outages and at least 18 deaths.

We speak with San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria about a ballot measure going before voters in November that could change how we pay for garbage collection, his support of the Midway Rising proposal for that sports arena redevelopment and the city’s homeless outreach efforts. Then while local water managers say San Diego County is mostly protected from the drought that’s squeezing water supplies in the west, if the water levels in Lake Mead continue to decline it could impact San Diego’s water supply. Plus, how a Chicago murder conviction inspired the founding of the California Innocence Project. The 1992 murder conviction against Marilyn Mulero was dismissed by a Chicago judge this month and she was exonerated. Then, communities of color are disproportionately impacted by crime and gun violence -- but those same communities say they’ve been left out of many conversations and programs meant to help victims of crime in California. Finally, the phenomenon of 'RRR.'

A powerful storm barreled toward Southern California.

A powerful atmospheric river storm that swept through California set rainfall records and helped douse wildfires.

The eldest grandchild of Nelson Mandela had a busy week — speaking at the climate summit COP28 about the need to aid the Global South and throwing a party to mark the 10th anniversary of his passing.