Understanding Your Risk and Impacts

 News Articles Relating to Drought Impacts

 August 2005

Drought loss expected to reach $30M for six-county region; feds could issue disaster declaration [Missouri]
http://www.newstribune.com/articles/2005/08/01/news_local/0731050002.txt

No doubt, it’s a drought [Wisconsin]
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_22038756.shtml

County drought condition ‘keeps getting worse’ [Texas]
http://www.heraldbanner.com/articles/2005/08/02/news/local/news02.txt

Drought Triggers Water Limits In Rogers County [Oklahoma]
http://www.kotv.com/main/home/stories.asp?whichpage=1&id=87736

Dry spell evokes memories of 1980 [Missouri]
http://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/story.php?ID=15211

Eastern Iowa farmers bracing for crop loss from heat, drought
http://www.iowafarmer.com/articles/2005/08/03/top_stories/dry.txt

Drought conditions return; bluegrass region bone dry [Kentucky]
http://www.wkyt.com/Global/story.asp?S=3672557

Officials watching water supplies as Illinois drought lingers
http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/12286034.htm

FSA addresses drought issue in Arkansas
http://www.trumanndemocrat.com/articles/2005/08/04/news/news5.txt

Heights fire chief issues burning ban [Illinois]
http://www.pjstar.com/stories/080405/AM__B761C28C.048.shtml

Blunt wants drought reports in four KC-area counties
http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2005/08/01/daily30.html?jst=b_ln_hl

Drought has well users, towns in a fix [Illinois]
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/north/chi-0508030369aug03,1,6254568.story?coll=chi-newslocalnorth-hed

Drought causing strain to some water districts [Missouri]
http://www.chillicothenews.com/articles/2005/08/03/news/local_news/news3.txt

Ranchers contend with high prices while hoping to restock [Wyoming]
http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2005/08/08/news/wyoming/a4696e53d22cb22687257056005d301d.txt

Drought focuses on limits of supply [Illinois]
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/top/AU07_WATER_S1.htm

Drought stressing crops in Iowa
http://www.midwestmessenger.com/articles/2005/08/09/around_the_web/story1.txt

Cape, islands confront risk of drought [New England]
http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/capeislands9.htm

Rain makes return to area forecast [Iowa]
http://www.thehawkeye.com/daily/stories/ln15_0809.html

Worst Midwest Drought in 17 Years Wilting Harvest Hopes
http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=201330&source=r_science

Drought Forces Barges to Lighten Loads
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=711&u_sid=1481206

Wildfire Season Arrives in Northwest
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=675&u_sid=1481207

Burley growers anxious over drought-stricken crop [Kentucky]
http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/business/12353792.htm

Water Advisory Issued As Drought Deepens [Kentucky]
http://www.lex18.com/Global/story.asp?S=3714492&nav=EQlpdGJl

Drought forces buring ban [Wisconsin]
http://www.haywardwi.com/record/index.php?sect_rank=1&story_id=206757

Dry spell stirs worries of drought [Massachusetts]
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/08/14/dry_spell_stirs_worries_of_drought/

Drought, freeze force raccoons to hunt for food in uncommon places [Chicago]
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-te.raccoon14aug14,1,488955.story?coll=bal-nationworld-headlines&ctrack=1&cset=true

Governor wants more water released to lessen drought’s effect [Missouri]
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/12381888.htm

Not much relief with region at drought threshold [Connecticut]
http://www.connpost.com/news/ci_2940046

No drought, just droop [Rhode Island]
http://www.projo.com/news/content/projo_20050813_w13water.2260709e.html

Area drought puts bite on mosquitoes, But other insects thrive [Wisconsin]
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_22180804.shtml

Changing Levels at Ariz. Lakes Costly
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=675&u_sid=1484980

Deere earnings dry up on drought
http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/16/news/fortune500/deere.reut/index.htm?section=money_latest

Trees stressed by drought succumbing to Dutch elm disease [Chicago]
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/081605_ap_ns_loc_elm_trees.html

Drought affects even city water lines [Illinois]
http://www.register-mail.com/stories/081605/MAI_B79IE5LR.GID.shtml

Near-Drought Conditions Hit the Region; Water Companies Pump to Meet Demand [Massachusetts]
http://www.mvgazette.com/news/2005/08/16/drought_conditions.php

Midwest drought leaves even the gamblers high and dry
http://www.iht.com/bin/print_ipub.php?file=/articles/2005/08/15/news/drought.php

Drought concerns [New York]
http://news10now.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=47382

Cattle Update: Expanding Drought Area Raises Feed Costs and Forage Concerns
http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=7885

Drought sucking yields from tobacco, field crops [Kentucky]
http://www.sentinelnews.com/articles/2005/08/18/news/news05.txt

Drought hammers crops [Illinois]
http://www.star.niu.edu/articles/?id=10882

Drought crop loss termed ‘disaster’ [Oklahoma]
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/08/21/build/business/75-drought-crop.inc

Fletcher seeks drought assistance [Kentucky]
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050819/BUSINESS/508190347

Withering in the drought [Wisconsin]
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2005/08/22/story1.html?from_rss=1

Drought causes headaches for Kentucky cattle producers
http://www.kticam.com/news/agricultural/index.cfm?id=12000

Heat and drought bringing snakes out of their dens [Pennsylvania]
http://www.dailyitem.com/archive/2005/0818/local/stories/11local.htm

Corps rejects request to release Missouri River water
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/12471612.htm

Drought threatening beef cattle profits [Kentucky]
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/business/12459574.htm

Eastern Iowa farmers bracing for crop loss from heat, drought
http://www.iowafarmer.com/articles/2005/08/24/top_stories/dry.txt

Grant helps reservation secure water supply [South Dakota]
http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050824/NEWS/508240340/1001

Medicine Bow forest takes hit, too [Wyoming]
http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2005/08/12/news/wyoming/395e430e307534c08725705a00749338.txt

Drought relief sought for county [Texas]
http://www.heraldbanner.com/articles/2005/08/27/news/local/news01.txt

Rain makes barely a dent in Sequim-area irrigation woes [Washington]
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/sited/story/html/216161

Drought a bonanza for Illinois wetlands, waterfowl [Illinois]
http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/local/12506932.htm

Drought taking toll on crops [Wisconsin]
http://www.haywardwi.com/record/index.php?sect_rank=1&story_id=20771