Cactus flanks the banks of the Rio Grande as boaters in the distance navigate the shallow river as it flows through Rio Rancho, New Mexico, on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. New Mexico and other southwestern states have been dealing with dry conditions and warmer temperatures this summer. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)Sand bars and vegetation have helped to narrow the Rio Grande as it flows through Rio Rancho, New Mexico, on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. New Mexico and other southwestern states have been dealing with dry conditions and warmer temperatures this summer. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)Boaters navigate the shallow Rio Grande as it flows through Rio Rancho, New Mexico, on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. New Mexico and other southwestern states have been dealing with dry conditions and warmer temperatures this summer. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)The dry desert plants due to the lack of monsoon rainfall cover the landscape, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Maricopa, Ariz. Cities across the U.S. Southwest recorded their driest monsoon season on record this year, with many places seeing next to no rain this year. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)The dry desert soil cracks due to the lack of monsoon rainfall, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Maricopa, Ariz. Cities across the U.S. Southwest recorded their driest monsoon season on record this year, with many places seeing next to no rain this year. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Cactus flanks the banks of the Rio Grande as boaters in the distance navigate the shallow river as it flows through Rio Rancho, New Mexico, on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. New Mexico and other southwestern states have been dealing with dry conditions and warmer temperatures this summer. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
