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Flames consume a structure as the Lilac fire burns in Bonsall, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017.

Report: Drought, Climate Change Fueling California Wildfires

A new study finds climate change has already had an impact on California wildfires.

Hope after wildfire: Tiny sequoias could grow into giants

The nonprofit Archangel Ancient Tree Archive last week led an unusual effort to replace torched sequoias with offspring from some of the world’s oldest and largest trees.

Photo of San Diego skyline on Feb. 21, 2021

San Diego County set to experience summer-like heat through Friday

It's going to feel a lot like summer across much of San Diego County starting Wednesday.

This record-setting heat wave's remarkable power, reach, and unusually early appearance is giving meteorologists yet more cause for concern about extreme weather in an era of climate change.

The Record Temperatures Enveloping The West Are Not Your Average Heat Wave

From the Great Plains to the California coast, a powerful "heat dome" is setting records. This one is stronger and bigger and is appearing earlier than normal.

In this July 30, 2021, file photo, a houseboat rests in a cove at Lake Powell near Page, Ariz.

Federal officials to hold back Lake Powell water to protect hydropower

The decision won't have any immediate impacts on the amount of water allocated for the region’s cities and its farm. But it reflects the compounding challenges facing the region.

A hippo cow lifts herself from the water.

NATURE: Hippo King

Premieres Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, April 10 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand. Follow the life of an old hippo, a king of its kind, and discover the true character of one of Earth's largest land mammals.

A women holds a child in the alley of a slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh, a country where poverty persists even as average incomes rise.

The clock is ticking for U.N. goals to end poverty — and it doesn't look promising

Can we end poverty, provide food for all and otherwise make Earth a better place by 2030? By all accounts, the answer is no. So then what's the point of the Sustainable Development Goals?

Afghans wait to receive food rations organized by the World Food Program (WFP) in Pul-e-Alam. The Biden administration is seeking to find a way to free up some frozen Afghan assets for aid.

Biden signs executive order to try to free up frozen Afghan assets for aid

Because the Taliban controls the country — and has been sanctioned as a terrorism organization — the U.S. government is looking to set up a third-party trust fund to administer and distribute the aid.

Children cool off in a misting pool at a park in Queens, N.Y., as temperatures reach into the 90s and with a heat index of over 100 degrees on Thursday.

Nearly 2 In 3 Americans Are Dealing With Dangerous Heat Waves

The National Weather Service predicts East Coast areas could reach 100 degrees Thursday afternoon, with triple-digit temperatures in the Pacific Northwest too. Relief isn't expected until the weekend.

The 2020 Castle Fire burned the Alder Creek sequoia grove with extreme intensity, killing many of the 1,000-year-old trees there. Without any green foliage, the trees can't survive or resprout.

A Single Fire Killed Thousands Of Sequoias. Scientists Are Racing To Save The Rest

The world's largest trees are adapted to wildfires. But with fires getting more extreme, scientists warn that giant sequoias are running out of time.

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