 The drought caused severe lack of water in the southern plains and Rocky Mountains as well as numerous wildfires, in particular the 2011 Texas wildfires, the Wallow Fire and Horseshoe 2 Fire in Arizona, the Whitewater-Baldy Complex Fire and Little Bear Fire in New Mexico, and the 2012 Colorado wildfires in Colorado.Mexico also saw serious impact from the drought which decimated crops, killed over a million cattle, and stressed local water and food supplies.The drought has been described as the worst seen in the country in 70 years.