Out of control wildfires force thousands to flee their homes in Southern California
Relentless wildfires in Southern California have forced thousands of people to evacuate and threaten over 12,000...
This house made of drought-felled wood is a water-saving wonder
California's extreme droughts are so dire that students at UC Davis have designed an impressive solar-powered home...
California storms could herald the end of punishing historic drought
Californians may finally receive some relief from the drought they've grappled with for five brutal years. Recent...
Lead pipes in Flint, Michigan are finally being replaced
Months after the Flint, Michigan water crisis emerged, residents still can't obtain clean drinking water straight...
More than 100 million California trees dead due to drought
Drought-stricken California is now facing another dire problem: dying trees. The U.S. Forest Service just reported...
NASA warns of a 99% chance the US southwest will suffer a decades-long megadrought
Scientists are predicting a devastating megadrought to hit the southwestern US states, which will be far worse...
Over 82,000 people evacuated as wildfire engulfs Southern California
Yesterday a fire started near San Bernardino in Southern California. In just one hour, the fire leaped from two...
713 trillion gallons of water discovered under drought-stricken California
Stanford University researchers just discovered a giant reservoir of water deep underneath California’s Central...
Donald Trump believes California farmers who say "there is no drought"
Climate denier Donald Trump makes no bones about the fact that he doesn’t believe humans are contributing to...
Could wealthy Californians opt out of water conservation?
El Niño has come and gone. Though one of the strongest in history, the most recent El Niño event did not provide...
The 12 most jaw-dropping Inhabitat stories of 2015
This year proved the age-old maxim: buyer beware. Not only did we discover that herbal supplements may not contain...
California's new $1 billion desalination plant produces 50 million gallons of water a day
After 20 years of planning, the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant began operations on Monday,...
Ten solutions to California's drought
As California enters the fourth year of the worst drought in the state's history, NASA estimates that 11 trillion...
7 unique Halloween costumes to spread environmental awareness
The scariest time of year is almost upon us and the pressure to come up with yet another frightening Halloween...
This California city is building a water park during the state's worst drought
In the city of Dublin, 35 miles inland from San Francisco, the municipality and its residents have been diligent...
