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The turtles, named Thunder and Lightning, were discovered on a beach in Oregon in December following a pair of big winter storms. They were given care at the Oregon Coast Aquarium and were flown to SeaWorld by the U.S. Coast Guard. -
Customers of about half of the water districts in San Diego County used more water in February than the same month in 2013. -
The state may be in for more extreme dryness in coming years, thanks to the increasingly common "ridiculously resilient ridge." -
The snowpack levels in the Sierra Nevada set the stage for tough decisions to come on water conservation requirements for California residents. -
Saudi Arabia's largest dairy company will soon be unable to farm alfalfa in its own parched country to feed its 170,000 cows. So it's turning to an unlikely place to grow the water-chugging crop — the drought-stricken American Southwest. -
So ... has El Niño put a dent in the drought? Not exactly, according to the KPBS Drought Tracker. But some key water sources in the state have rebounded. -
Climate change could upset the complex interplay of rain, snow and temperature in the West, hurting food production, the environment and electrical generation at dams, the federal government warned Tuesday. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe San Diego City Council has approved a new program to give assistance to low-income water customers. The program will be run on voluntary donations because of statewide restrictions on utilities. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe world's top surfers take to the water in Australia. But even with two Southern Californians on the tour, do many local surfers pay attention to the professional competition? -
KPBS Midday EditionThe Museum of Natural History's newest exhibition, "Whales: Giants of the Deep," combines storytelling, interaction and scientific research to teach visitors about the world of whales.
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