Extreme Water Shortages in the West, and Hegseth’s Pentagon Purge

西部极度缺水,赫格塞特的五角大楼清洗行动

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2026-06-02

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  • From the New York Times, it's the headlines.

  • I'm Tracy Mumford.

  • Today's Tuesday, June 2nd.

  • Here's what we're covering.

  • I've been covering drought in the West for more than 10 years, and this is probably the worst I've ever seen it.

  • The winter basically just didn't happen in a lot of the Rocky Mountains.

  • The snow never really came, and that has basically left the mountains that should be covered in snow right now bare.

  • And that's really scary to see at the beginning of what is expected to be a really hot summer.

  • My colleague Jack Healy is reporting on how the Western United States is bracing for the water to run out.

  • June has barely started, but 70% of the West is already in drought.

  • Cities are restricting water use, and Jack says some farmers are abandoning their fields.

  • Colorado, in particular, is famous for its peaches.

  • Its peaches are maybe the best part of a Colorado summer.

  • They're unbelievably sweet and juicy.

  • But right now, some of the peach farmers don't have enough water for their own trees.

  • So what they're doing...