… Species that are built to survive being baked and broiled are being cooked by climate change, which is worsening faster than their evolutionary traits can keep up with. Thanks to climate change, heatwaves are lasting longer. Also, wildfires are more unpredictable, and rainfall is all but nonexistent in some parts of the desert. … The Sonoran pronghorn, a magical-looking deer-like animal endemic to Arizona, has become reliant on the man-made water stations that Arizona officials now refill year-round because actual natural water sources are in short supply. 

Other drought impact news:

• CBS Colorado: Drought conditions improve across Colorado after recent rainfall
• Drought.gov: News release: The Western drought issue