Understanding Your Risk and Impacts

 News Articles Relating to Drought Impacts

 September 2005

Drought’s blessings rain on some [Illinois]
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-0509040299sep04,1,2651276.story?page=1&coll=chi-newslocalchicago-hed

County brings back 90-day burn ban [Texas]
http://www.theeagle.com/stories/090705/local_20050907021.php

Acreage burned by wildfires increases
http://www.wlj.net/editorial/090505_acreage_burned_by_wildfires_increases.htm

Governor Issues Burn Ban For Five Southeastern Oklahoma Counties
http://www.kotv.com/main/home/stories.asp?whichpage=1&id=89800

Decatur urges public to cut water use: Drought could force mandatory restrictions [Illinois]
http://www.herald-review.com/articles/2005/09/12/news/local_news/1010023.txt

Drought remains severe [Illinois]
http://www.star.niu.edu/articles/?id=11243

Wildfire season mild, despite drought fears [Washington]
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002490715_fireseason15m.html?syndication
=rss&source=localnews.xml&items=22

Drought conditions plague Horicon Marsh, killing fish [Wisconsin]
http://www.wisinfo.com/thereporter/news/archive/local_22566660.shtml

USDA makes drought disaster declaration [Iowa]
http://www.qctimes.net/articles/2005/09/14/news/local/doc4327b331ea664579496813.txt

Drought-damaged farmers look ahead for aid [Arkansas]
http://www.thedailycitizen.com/articles/2005/09/20/news/features/featuresfarmers.txt

Counties in KS Designated as Ag Disaster Areas
http://www.hpj.com/dtnnewstable.cfm?type=story&sid=15239

Stalk rot caused by stress of drought [Iowa]
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15232419&BRD=2703&PAG=461&dept_id=
555107&rfi=6

Drought is latest blow to small game [Kentucky]
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/sports/12673468.htm

Drought, UConn Leave Stretch Of River Dry [Connecticut]
http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-uconnwater0916.artsep16,0,1959419.story?coll=hc-headlines-local

Water restrictions issued for city [Texas]
http://www.heraldbanner.com/articles/2005/09/21/news/local/news01.txt

Dry conditions deepening into start of drought for N.C.
http://www.the-dispatch.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050920/APN/509200925&cache
time=5

Washington, Athens among 72 drought disaster counties [Ohio]
http://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/story/0926202005_new05_drought092605.asp

Drought’s downfalls could have ecological upside [Illinois]
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/north/chi-0509260104sep26,1,613880.story

Aurora water users may see 12% hike [Colorado]
http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4109082,00.html

Fear of Drought Looms [South Carolina]
http://www.beaufortgazette.com/local_news/story/5203173p-4728694c.html

Portions Of Piedmont Now In Moderate Drought [North Carolina]
http://www.wxii12.com/news/5013521/detail.html

Area’s Aridity Rises To Level of Drought [DC/Maryland/Virginia]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/22/AR2005092202189.html

A lack of rainfall has caused Vernon officials to call for voluntary water-conservation measures [New Jersey]
http://www.njherald.com/315104021296658.php

Weather delays salmon run in West Michigan
http://www.woodtv.com/global/story.asp?s=3906416

Rita unable to break drought conditions [North Carolina]
http://www.heraldbanner.com/articles/2005/09/27/news/local/news01.txt