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An irrigation pivot waters a wheat field south of Moses Lake with Columbia Basin Project water Tuesday afternoon. Little rain and hot weather mean that much of the Columbia Basin is likely facing a drought this summer.

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Long, hot summer: Drought looking likely for Columbia Basin
June 4, 2021 1 a.m.

Long, hot summer: Drought looking likely for Columbia Basin

MOSES LAKE — It’s been a dry spring across nearly the entire state of Washington, and that means there is a very good likelihood of drought this summer.