Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press Updated 10:48 am, Wednesday, May 23, 2018 Photo: Dan Elliott, AP Image 1of/1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 FILE – In this July 25, 2017, file photo, 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. Climatologists and other experts are scheduled Wednesday, May 23, 2018, to provide an update on the situation in the Four Corners region – where Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah meet. (AP photo/Dan Elliott, File). less FILE – In this July 25, 2017, file photo, 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 … more Photo: Dan Elliott, AP Drought on tap to intensify over US Southwest 1 / 1 Back to Gallery ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — 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. Climatologists and other experts are scheduled Wednesday to provide an update on the situation in the Four Corners region — where Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah meet. The area is dealing with exceptional drought — the worst category. That has left farmers, ranchers and water planners bracing for a much different situation than… [Read full story]
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