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Hike. this is elizabeth, we made it to her farm. she's showing us what she grows here or more accurately what's not growing here anymore. this is corn. i would say this corn is dead. >> that was a watermelon. >> this was a watermelon. this is what happens when watermelon doesn't have enough water. this type of situation, what's happening to her and what's happening to her crops is exactly what you're trying to avoid. >> correct. >> how do you do it? >> what we're trying to do with the new seasonal forecast system, trying to tell them exactly how much water they are going to get throughout the ...

Happens when watermelon doesn't have enough water. this type of situation, what's happening to her and her crops is what you're trying to avoid. >> correct. >> reporter: ho are you doing it? >> with the new seasonal forecast system tell them exactly how much water they will get throughout the year so they can adjust their agriculture calendar to avoid failing of crops. >> reporter: while the search for long-term solutions continues, desperate farmers here are returning to their last resort. your daughter who is 16 went by herself to philadelphia to make a good life. what did she tell you about...

Things are always skewed by the fact that we don't know what the immediate future looks like. especially when you're looking at the catastrophic events caused by climate change. they're affecting everybody personally. if youp have the seen it yet, you're not looking. >> do you feel like politicians are listening now or listening more? >> no, no. i honestly wish they did. this isn't about size anymore. this is about coming together as one. and we're not being heard. that's why we're here. i don't understand we have one side versus another. we're fighting for survival at this point and it doesn'...

Accurately what is not growing here anymore. [ speaking foreign language ] this is corn and obviously this corn is dead. so that was a watermelon. and this is what happens when a watermelon doesn't have enough water. >> and also talking about losing jobs there unfortunately because of the drought. now to the glaciers, at glacier national park, calipa perry pic it up from here. >> reporter: here people travel to see one of the last 25 remaining glaciers, this the jackson glacier. and in this part of the state, nothing escapes the issue. the signage even explains what is going on behind it. >> i...