Even before the current drought and toughest water restrictions in the region's history, the Bay area was using 40 percent less water per person than the rest of the country. ...more

May 5, 2009

officially the worst period on record. Australia is the driest inhabited continent on Earth, but until recently that was never a huge problem for the 90 percent of us who live in coastal cities and towns. We always had thought of dry spells as the farmers' problem. ...more

January 9, 2009

They didn't shoot the ball well from the free-throw line or the 3-point line. And their star guard said they didn't play all that well defensively. ...more

January 4, 2009

Last year, Cypress Gardens Adventure Park suffered the dry spells of early fall when as few as 50 to 200 visitors attended on weekdays. ...more

July 29, 2008

TAMPA - Our climate is flickering, and the recent wildfires that ravaged southern California are another indication of the changes that lie ahead. ...more

November 4, 2007

Venezuelan officials claimed a world record Saturday for making the largest pot of soup, a giant cauldron of stew prepared by President Hugo Chavez's government. ...more

September 16, 2007