Understanding Your Risk and Impacts

 News Articles Relating to Drought Impacts

 August 2004

Drought conditions prompt wood cutting ban [Nevada]
http://www.krnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2131014&nav=8faOPW5n

Drought has Lake Mead considering moving Overton Beach Marina
http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=2120768

Drought spurs landscapers to try new ideas [Colorado, Nevada]
http://www.aztrib.com/index.php?sty=25671

Westerners bored with drought news
http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2004/08/01/news/regional/6bef668497d8a58987256ee20082b486.txt

An exotic grass kills trees by hijacking their water [Arizona]
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/506295/

A tale of farms [Nebraska]
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2004/08/01/local/10053142.txt

Palmetto adheres to statewide water restrictions [Georgia]
http://www.thecitizennews.com/main/archive-040806/news/sf-03.htm

Drought prompts call for Jefferson River restrictions [Montana]
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2004/08/05/news/02riversbzbigs.txt

Drought takes its toll [Montana]
http://www.lovellchronicle.com/news/default.asp?dismode=article&artid=1584

State may be called disaster area [Nevada]
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sun/2004/aug/04/517285372.html

Drought forces BLM to cull wild horses earlier than scheduled [Wyoming]
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?ts=1&display=rednews/2004/08/03/build/wyoming/20-horses-drought.inc

Drought continues to pressure wildlife [Wyoming]
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?tl=1&display=rednews/2004/08/09/build/wyoming/49-drought-wildlife.inc

Drought sapping river water [North Platte River]
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/08/09/build/wyoming/50-drought.inc

Platte’s already drying [Nebraska]
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2004/08/07/top_story/10051009.txt

Curtis: Drought far from over [Wyoming]
http://www.kgwn.tv/home/headlines/886146.html

Water authority to tap drought reserves [Nevada]
http://www.kolotv.com/news/headlines/919677.html

Drought’s grip has the West by throat
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20040816-9999-1n16drought.html

Wheat fields parched from summer drought [Utah]
http://www.harktheherald.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=31813&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

BLM, county crews cool and prepared for hot fire season [Montana]
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/08/15/build/local/33-blm-crews-prepared.inc

Drought conditions continue across Missouri River basin
http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-national.cfm?Id=852&yr=2004

Conestoga taken off algae danger list—for now [Nebraska]
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2004/08/14/local/10053663.txt

Denver Water must transfer water to Western Slope
http://www.uswaternews.com/archives/arcrights/4denvwate8.html

Drought disaster declaration welcomed by ranchers [South Dakota]
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/9421848.htm

Valley wildfire threat soars to 2002 levels [Colorado]
http://www.aspentimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040817/NEWS/108170004

Memories resurface at lake [Nebraska]
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2004/08/19/local/10053927.txt

Drought dwindles [Colorado]
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_3124495,00.html

Hensley drying up [California]
http://www.maderatribune.com/news/newsview.asp?c=120070

Beyond a shadow of a...drought [Colorado]
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/state/article/0,1299,DRMN_21_3132559,00.html

Utah’s forests are under siege
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595086146,00.html

West Wire: Drought grounding boaters, hurting industry [western US]
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/9468381.htm

The water is falling! The water is falling! [Nebraska]
http://nebraska.statepaper.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/08/20/4126306676e56

Cattle count pushes prices [South Dakota]
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2004/08/24/news/agnews/news06.txt

Riverton canals to empty [Utah]
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595086526,00.html

Wildlife officials begin moving fish home [Arizona]
http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=2214554

Burn suspension goes back in effect [Alaska]
http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/082404/new_082404new002001.shtml

Montana wants more Missouri River water upstream
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2004/08/25/nebraska/10054248.txt

Plan would cut irrigated land [Nebraska]
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2004/08/26/nebraska/10054294.txt

Drought persists, despite early snow in mountains [Colorado]
http://www.postindependent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040829/VALLEYNEWS/108290009&rs=2

Ranchers say they are in survival mode due to drought [South Dakota]
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/9523770.htm