Monitoring Drought

 News Articles Relating to Drought Monitoring

 March 2005

Water suppliers ready for drought - Cascade alliance looks at water conservation, mandatory restrictions [Washington]
http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/sited/story/html/200268

Corps to conserve where possible [Missouri River]
http://www.yankton.net/stories/030205/community_20050302025.shtml

Drought cloud hangs heavy over Washington
http://www.theolympian.com/home/news/20050306/southsound/100655.shtml

Northwest fears tinder-dry summer season [northwestern US]
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apus_story.asp?category=1110&slug=Northwest%20Drought

Winter snowpack not reducing drought [Colorado]
http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20050303/NEWS/103030025/0/FRONTPAGE

Snowmelt amounts just keep shrinking [Missouri River]
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1638&u_sid=1354362

Drought expected to persist across Northwest [northwestern US]
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/2005-03-07-Northwest-drought_x.htm?csp=34

Drought here may be worst since 1992 [Washington]
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/215151_drought09.html?source=rss

Yakima forecast called ‘devastating’ [Washington]
http://www.capitalpress.info/Main.asp?SectionID=67&SubSectionID=792&ArticleID=15900

Drought grips Montana
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2005/03/13/news/local/znews01.txt

Rains likely, but drought concerns remain in Nebraska
http://www.agriculture.com/ag/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/ag/story/data/agNews_050317crDROUGHT.xml&catref=ag1001

Outlook appears good for spring planting [South Dakota]
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/11208367.htm

Drought worsens [Montana]
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2005/03/23/newsstate/hjjejghgjbjghd.txt

Lack of snow hurting water supply, leading to winter wheat damage [Montana]
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?t1=1&display=rednews/2005/03/23/build/state/39-drought.inc

Snowpack improves but drought not over [Wyoming]
http://www.lovellchronicle.com/news/default.asp?dismode=article&artid=2288

Rapid City Watering Restrictions [South Dakota]
http://www.keloland.com/News/NewsDetail4514.cfm?ID=22,38610


 

 

 

 

 

 

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