Three years of hot summers and winters lacking adequate snowfall are taking their toll on Dwayne Combs and other ranchers trying to make a living from the Nevada’s already dry landscape.

The Colorado River, which supports nearly 40 million people and seven states that cumulatively represent the world’s fifth-largest economy, is facing a slow-motion natural disaster.

Remember the "good ol’ days" when summer vacation meant watching "Charlie’s Angels" and roaming the streets at all hours? When no child had heard of organic kale chips and lunch was fried bologna with a Tab?