Water-level lines, unveiled by years of drought, are seen on the rocks of the Elephant Butte Reservoir in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, on July 9.
Photos: The West's historic drought
Water-level lines, unveiled by years of drought, are seen on the rocks of the Elephant Butte Reservoir in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, on July 9.
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Cattle graze as the Tamarack Fire burns near the California-Nevada border on July 17.
Photos: The West's historic drought
Cattle graze as the Tamarack Fire burns near the California-Nevada border on July 17.
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These peaks of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, near Lone Pine, California, often have snow packs that last throughout the summer months. But there were none on July 18.