Water Scarcity Is Baking Cropland, Ramping Up Wildfire Risk from California to Texas

A rusted cast iron water main cover in the desert

Normally at this time of year, Katy Kemp’s 80 head of cattle would be grazing on her family’s ranch in Staples, Texas. Instead, the herd is living off dwindling hay stores as drought dries up grassland and chokes off crops. Parts of Texas are so starved for water that ranchers are trucking feed 1,000 miles… Continue reading Water Scarcity Is Baking Cropland, Ramping Up Wildfire Risk from California to Texas