Decades ago, salmon in the Pescadero Creek along the California coast went extinct. Now conservationists, farmers and federal money for addressing human-caused climate change are helping them return.

Some big national insurance companies have stopped insuring new homes and businesses in California - citing wildfire risk and the rising cost of rebuilding.

With more extreme rain expected for California, the Bay Area's Russian River is expected to flood again. KQED's Danielle Venton reports on how people there are preparing.