This summer has seen record-breaking temperatures and relentless heatwaves across the west. Wildfires have burned hundreds of thousands of acres; the drought has forced the shutoff of irrigation water in a number of western states.
As Ashley Ahearn reports from north-central Washington State, the combo has ranchers struggling to keep their animals safe.
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