The end of a way of life? Ranchers struggle to survive the southwest’s megadrought
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Ranchers are increasingly being forced to sell off parts of herds and seeing cows perish as drought conditions worsen. Carla Gómez, a rancher in Mora, New Mexico with her grandchildren. In April she had to flee her ranch to escape the largest wildfire …