In some of the most agriculturally rich regions in the U.S., researchers from San Diego State University are working to understand how climate change is affecting heat in rural areas and the ...

In the summers, the sky is jet black when Raul Cruz arrives at this Imperial Valley sugarcane field to start his day. He chops, cleans and bundles the crop, taking heed as the sun rises. It’s hard ...

How does climate change affect where and how we live? The energy used to operate buildings results in more than a fourth of global carbon dioxide pollution. And climate change threatens communities ...

As the Colorado River snakes through the deserts of the Southwest United States, its water is diverted to cities, states, tribes and farmers along its course. Drought, climate change and growth have ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A plan to help shore up the depleted ...

The Imperial Irrigation District, which provides water to farmers in the southeastern corner of California, drew a figurative line in the sand earlier this month, calling for a halt to the conversion ...