Understanding Your Risk and Impacts

 News Articles Relating to Drought Impacts

 April 2006

Drought, fire may deter killer bees [Kansas]
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/apr/01/drought_fire_may_deter_killer_bees/?city_local

Drought Decreases Lake Level [New Mexico]
http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/8433631/detail.html?rss=elp&psp=news

Region has thirst for some rain [North Carolina]
http://www.reidsvillereview.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RVR/MGArticle/RVR_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137835096771&path=!frontpage

Critters’ attacks on pets increasing [Arizona]
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/8200.php

Drought taking its toll on cattle industry [Texas]
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/ts_more.php?id=70080_0_10_0_C

Drought spells trouble for local farmers [North Carolina]
http://www.statesville.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=SRL/MGArticle/SRL_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137835125807&path=!news

Drought affects grazing [New Mexico]
http://www.alamogordonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060405/NEWS01/604050311/1001

Drought has officials concerned about survival of silvery minnows [New Mexico]
http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/42010.html

Wheat Prices Rise as Drought in U.S. Great Plains May Cut Crop
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000081&sid=akGZ7NK6.pUM&refer=australia

Wildfire season likely to be busy across USA
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2006-04-12-wildfire-forecast_x.htm?csp=34

Cattlemen Worried About Water Supplies [Kansas]
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=2300&u_sid=100118940

Groundwater Drought Developing in State [Pennsylvania]
http://www.solanconews.com/Features/2006/060415_drought.htm

Texas: Drought and Poultry Workers
http://migration.ucdavis.edu/rmn/more.php?id=128_0_2_0

Water: Drought, CVP
http://migration.ucdavis.edu/rmn/more.php?id=848_0_5_0

Some East Coast States Have Driest March Ever, Severe Drought Continues in Southwest, Southern Plains
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2612.htm

Drought Forces BLM to Limit Births
http://www.thehorse.com/viewarticle.aspx?ID=6818

Demand-drought combo could wither lawns [Arizona]
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/9682.php

NM’s drought goes to Senate [New Mexico]
http://www.scsun-news.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060419/NEWS01/604190322/1081/SILVERCITY

Drought still rules the plains [Colorado]
http://www.chieftain.com/metro/1145455202/5

Drought Conditions Could Mean Trouble For Triangle [North Carolina]
http://www.wral.com/news/8834981/detail.html?rss=ral&psp=news

Drought Leads To Boat Ramp Closures [Texas]
http://www.nbc5i.com/news/8824906/detail.html?rss=dfw&psp=news

Council hears how drought will affect area residents [Arkansas]
http://www.piggotttimes.com/articles/2006/04/19/news/news1.txt

Drought worries farmers [Arkansas]
http://www.arkansasleader.com/2006/04/top-story-drought-worries-farmers.html

Drought Continues Dry Grip On South Mississippi
http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=4791793&nav=6DJI

Drought problems discussed at hearing [New Mexico]
http://www.lcsun-news.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060420/NEWS01/604200334/1003

Bracing for the coming fire season [New Mexico]
http://www.abqtrib.com/albq/special/article/0,2565,ALBQ_19878_4633474,00.html

650-acre brush fire smoke seen for miles [Florida]
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2006/apr/19/new_brush_fires_flare_classes_called_edison_colleg/?local_news

$2 million set aside for fighting wildfires [Colorado]
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4636093,00.html

Drought conditions affect local farmers [Kansas]
http://www.eldoradotimes.com/articles/2006/04/20/news/news4.txt

Farmers say drought is worst they’ve seen in decades [Texas]
http://www.kristv.com/global/story.asp?s=4792020

Southern Louisiana in a Severe Drought
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=2300&u_sid=100122478

Texas Drought Kills Bluebonnets’ Bloom, Hurts Tourism Industry
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aAdduRsk4VcM&refer=us

Where did the rain go? [Rhode Island]
http://www.projo.com/news/content/projo_20060421_21dry.1cf00fbe.html

Drought in southern Louisiana worse than most realize
http://www.picayuneitem.com/articles/2006/04/22/news/17ladrought.txt

Drought bonus: Few mosquitoes [Florida]
http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060425/NEWS01/604250328/1006/rss01

Drought could leave dams dry [Missouri]
http://www.fultonsun.com/articles/2006/04/25/news/250news13.txt

Drought takes toll on wheat [Kansas]
http://www.pratttribune.com/articles/2006/04/25/news/01_wheat.txt

Farmers Seek Drought Assistance [Missouri]
http://www.kolr10.com/news/default.asp?mode=shownews&id=5336

Forest officials urge caution [New Mexico]
http://www.scsun-news.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060428/NEWS01/604280328/1081/SILVERCITY

Nebraska farmers, ranchers to repay Texans’ generosity
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2006/04/29/nebraska/doc4453d32f276a9817370520.txt