Understanding Your Risk and Impacts

 News Articles Relating to Drought Impacts

 February 2005

Drought may spark electricity rate hike [Oregon]
http://www.currypilot.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=9978

Wet winter can increase wildfire dangers [western US]
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/lv-other/2005/feb/02/518225208.html

Drought helps to keep river levels low [Missouri River]
http://www.stjoenews-press.com/main.asp?SectionID=81&SubSectionID=272&ArticleID=61446&TM=7333.657

Researchers looking at drought as possible link [Arizona]
http://www.kold.com/Global/story.asp?S=2910037

Langlauf cancelled [Washington]
http://www.spokesmanreview.com/breaking/story.asp?submitDate=200527215817

Trouble looms for Washington’s water supply
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=WA%20No%20Snow

Drought reveals what’s under Lake Powell [Utah]
http://tv.ksl.com/index.php?nid=5&sid=150292

Slicing away [Idaho]
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/business/10894111.htm

Colorado lawmakers agree to extend time for Front Range farmers to find water
http://www.uswaternews.com/archives/arcsupply/5cololawm2.html

Hurricane damage may put Fla. at fire risk [Florida]
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=675&u_sid=1326164

In fish vs. farmer cases, the fish loses its edge [western US]
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/22/national/22west.html

Drought threatens Rock Creek Hatchery [Nebraska]
http://www.mccookgazette.com/story/1089652.html

Water dispute simmers [Montana and Wyoming]
http://www.casperstartribune.net/news/wyoming/590f55ab43be195b87256fb00063ab1a.txt

Lake Mead’s level depends mostly on Arizona’s Lake Powell [Utah, Arizona]
http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=2984389&nav=15MVWiTZ