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An empty irrigation canal at a tree farm in Corrales, New Mexico can be seen with the Sandia Mountains in the background. Much of the West is mired in drought, with New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and Utah being among the hardest hit. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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Forecast for spring: Nasty drought worsens for much of U.S.
All of continental U.S. looks at warmer than normal spring, except for parts of Pacific Northwest and southeast Alaska

With nearly two-thirds of the United States abnormally dry or worse, the government’s spring forecast offers little hope for relief, especially in the West where a devastating megadrought has taken root and worsened.

By By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press March 23, 2021