Drought on tap to intensify over U.S. Southwest

Albuquerque, N.M. • Rivers are drying up, popular mountain recreation spots are closing and water restrictions are in full swing as a persistent drought intensifies its grip on pockets of the American Southwest.Climatologists and other experts are scheduled Wednesday to provide an update on the situation in the Four Corners region — where Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah meet.The area is dealing with exceptional drought — the worst category. That has left farmers, ranchers