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| Rafters float down the Colorado River near Moab, Utah. Rivers are drying up, popular mountain recreation spots are closing, and water restrictions are in full swing as a persistent drought intensifies its grip on pockets of the American Southwest ( |
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| This drought is a deliberate program. |
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico -
Rivers and watering holes are drying up, popular mountain recreation
spots are closing, and water restrictions are in full swing as a
persistent drought intensifies its grip on pockets of the American Southwest.
Climatologists and other experts today provided an update on the situation in the Four Corners region -- where
Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah meet.
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| The fires to come will be the worst ever. |
They say the area is among
the hardest hit. And there's little relief expected, and even robust
summer rains might not be enough to replenish the soil and ease the fire
danger.
The region is dealing with exceptional drought --
the worst category.
That has left farmers, ranchers, and water planners
bracing for a much different situation than just a year ago when only a
fraction of the region was experiencing low levels of dryness.
Brian Fuchs [pronounced, uh, never mind], a climatologist with the National
Drought Mitigation Center in Nebraska, said people are become more aware
and more concerned.
"We've been on this pattern where conditions have
dried out, we haven't seen much relief through last summer or into the
winter months. And here we are going into the summer of 2018 with over
two-thirds of the region already in drought," he said. "So that's
alarming to say the least." More
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