A ranch is running out of water in the West's historic drought. 'In 85 years, it's not been this bad.'
https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/18/weather/west-drought-impact-colorado-river/index.htmlJune 18, 2021
T.J. Atkin's family has been in the cattle ranching business for nearly a century. In that time, he says, a drought has never hit their operations this hard.
"Everyone else I've talked to says in 85 years, it has not been this bad," Atkin told CNN. "We have 85 years' worth of our own drought data that says we've never done this ... not to this extent."
Atkin, carrying on his family's legacy as a rancher, operates two properties in Utah and northwest Arizona, both of which have been experiencing an extended severe drought.
"In the last 15 months combined, we're barely at 3 inches," he said of precipitation, adding that the expected rainfall should be closer to 12 inches during that time....