Understanding Your Risk and Impacts

 News Articles Relating to Drought Impacts

 April 2005

Experts Fear Bad Wildfire Season in West
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=675&u_sid=1376429

Drought will push electric bills higher [Oregon]
http://www.capitalpress.info/Main.asp?SectionID=67&SubSectionID=792&ArticleID=16371

NRD may ban new irrigation in parts of Polk, Hamilton counties [Nebraska]
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2005/04/05/local/doc4251cd1414d35722356757.txt

Weeds create home fire threat [Arizona]
http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/allheadlines/69073.php

Boat Access Concerns On Lake Oahe [South Dakota]
http://www.keloland.com/News/NewsDetail4514.cfm?ID=22,38875

Northwest Utilities See Drought Adding $200 Million To Costs
http://money.iwon.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt.jsp?cat=USMARKET&src=704&feed=dji&section=news&news_id=dji-00076820050405&date=20050405&alias=/alias/money/cm/nw

Drought affects power purchases [Idaho]
http://www.magicvalley.com/news/localstate/index.asp?StoryID=14877

Dry days force changes in crops [Washington]
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/tch/local/story/6349412p-6226723c.html

USDA suspends Eastern Washington erosion-control plantings
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=WA%20AGR%20Drought%20Seedings

Drought cuts water to Wash. state growers [Washington]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050407-114433-7373r.htm

Seeds of Worry: Dry weather and the empty Fern Ridge Lake have farmers on edge [Oregon]
http://www.registerguard.com/news/2005/04/10/f1.bz.drought.0410.html

Drought forces low irrigation to meet salmon, sucker standards [Klamath basin]
http://159.54.226.83/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050409/STATE/504090338/1042

Governor Declares Drought Emergencies In 6 Counties [Oregon]
http://www.koin.com/news.asp?ID=2051

Wind, drought fanning blazes throughout Michigan
http://www.record-eagle.com/2005/apr/13weather.htm

Corps says drought causing problems throughout Missouri River Basin
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/state/11376713.htm

Storm’s Effect On Snowpack Was Marginal [Colorado]
http://news4colorado.com/topstories/local_story_102140122.html

Army Corps closing in on drought plan for Missouri River
http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/04/12_hetlandc_lowwater/

Upstream states say corps part of problem (Missouri)
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1638&u_sid=1385253

Drought Forces Tighter Water Restrictions On North Platte
http://www.pressanddakotan.com/stories/041405/news_20050414032.shtml

Schweitzer: Hold Missouri to river deal
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/04/13/build/state/35-gov-river-deal.inc

Drought still troubles Missouri River
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1638&u_sid=1386643

Corps sees tension ease on Missouri (a little different info)
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1638&u_sid=1386247

Drought crimps grazing on federal lands [South Dakota]
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2005/04/18/news/local/top/news01.txt

Drought hits growers hard [Washington]
http://news.bellinghamherald.com/stories/20050417/TopStories/240387.shtml

Drought portends problems for utilities [Missouri River]
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/11398002.htm

Balancing fire risks with Lewis and Clark tourism [Montana]
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05110/490877.stm

Feds allocate Klamath water during drought
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096410757

Farmers, government face off over Klamath River water
http://www.uswaternews.com/archives/arcrights/5farmgove4.html

Kennewick saving for a rainy day [Washington]
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/tch/local/v-rss/story/6418895p-6297736c.html

Hoppers hit drought-plagued area [South Dakota]
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2005/04/24/news/local/news01.txt

Wyoming farmer fights drought in organic operation
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/04/24/build/business/53-organic-operation.inc