Understanding Your Risk and Impacts

 News Articles Relating to Drought Impacts

 January 2006

Drought Grips Northwest Arkansas
http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2006/01/01/front/01drought.txt

Washington grapes excel despite drought
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/business/13533911.htm

Fires Burn Hundreds of Thousands of Acres [Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico]
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060104/ap_on_re_us/grass_fires_42

Arkansas fires burn, drought to persist for weeks
http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=4314426&nav=3HvE

Drought Drying Up Cross Lake [Louisiana]
http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=4313671&nav=0RY5

Drought Causes Problems For Cattlemen [Arkansas]
http://www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=22359

Water concerns in the midst of drought [Arkansas]
http://www.kark.com/news/default.asp?mode=shownews&id=5533

Fire & Drought Taking Toll On Texas Cattle
http://cbs11tv.com/topstories/local_story_003210722.html

Conway Corporation Determined to Keep Cups Full In Spite of Drought [Arkansas]
http://www.kark.com/news/default.asp?mode=shownews&id=5544

Lake Businesses Drying With Drought [Texas]
http://www.kltv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4330815&nav=1TjD

Burn ban during drought dries up outdoor welding [Oklahoma]
http://www.newsok.com/article/1726866/?template=business/main

Drought contingency plans considered for Valley [Texas]
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/ts_more.php?id=68757_0_10_0_M

Don’t Blame The Big Bad Wolf (Yellowstone)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/01/060108224832.htm

Fire destroyed cattle, worsened drought -- some families spared [Oklahoma]
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/01/08/MNGPDGK92O1.DTL&feed=rss.news

Naughty La Niña blamed for drought punishing Texas
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA010806.01A.drought_sider.3640627.html

Plains Fires Spread to Colorado, Arkansas
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060109/D8F0VOE03.html

Drought still hurting farmers [Illinois]
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/top/3_1_EL10_A1FARMER_S1.htm

Ector County expands burn ban for 90 days: County outlaws most outside burning, fireworks [Texas]
http://www.oaoa.com/news/nw011006c.htm

Texas wild horses now threatened by drought, fires
http://www.kcentv.com/news/c-article.php?cid=1&nid=8824

Drought Helps Reunite Man With Class Ring 38 Years Later [Arkansas]
http://www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=22534

Dry, windy weather spreads wildfires [Colorado]
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2006/01/09/nation/doc43c2996b52fc9662502680.txt

In face of fires, drought: Huckabee asks Arkansans to pray for rain
http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=4339898&nav=3HvE

Texas cattle ranchers hobbled by drought, fires
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10806251/from/RSS/

Dealing with a drought - Officials meet to discuss how to handle low water [Arkansas]
http://www.baxterbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060111/NEWS01/601110326/1002

Drought-induced water cuts would affect Nevada, Arizona
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/lv-other/2006/jan/11/519948586.html

Fire evacuees allowed to return to homes in Denver area
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-01-11-colorado-fire_x.htm

More rain needed, governor says, urging continued prayer [Arkansas]
http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2006/01/11/News/332700.html

Will Monday’s Rain Really Do Any Good? [Arkansas]
http://kthv.com/news/news.aspx?aid=21115&storyid=22605&bw=

Fires flare up again in Oklahoma; 20 homes destroyed
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2006/01/13/build/nation/66-wildfires.inc

State fire officials fear molasses-like response [Colorado]
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_3398139

Area drought at highest level [Arkansas/Oklahoma]
http://www.texarkanagazette.com/articles/2006/01/17/local_news/news/news02.txt

Drought Leads To Dry Wells [Arkansas/Oklahoma]
http://www.swtimes.com/articles/2006/01/17/news/news01.txt

Drought hurts cattle producers [Louisiana]
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060115/NEWS05/601140317/1064

Beef Producers Culling Cattle In Response to Texas Drought
http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=16866

Drought Grips Midwest
http://abcnews.go.com/US/Weather/story?id=1512927

Stage 2 of drought plan initiated [Texas]
http://www.courier-gazette.com/articles/2006/01/17/news/news04.txt

Rooting animals weathering drought [Texas]
http://www.twincities.com/mld/dfw/news/13665535.htm?source=rss&channel=dfw_news

Businesses Keep Wary Eye on Stockton Lake Levels [Missouri]
http://www.fox27.com/news/default.asp?mode=shownews&id=2228

High Prices And Drought Spur Cattle Sales [Oklahoma]
http://www.kotv.com/main/home/stories.asp?whichpage=1&id=97519

Big cats visiting Phoenix area
http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=4401118&nav=HMO6

Drought Likely To Make 2006 Banner Year For Arkansas Fires
http://www.katv.com/news/stories/0106/296212.html

Drought Reaching Deep Into East Texas
http://cbs11tv.com/topstories/local_story_021232433.html

Cotton Producers Nervous Over Drought [Texas]
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/business/3602638.html

Ranchers’ gauge nears empty [Texas]
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/3602208.html

Drought Helping Some Businesses (TX)
http://cbs11tv.com/topstories/local_story_020165626.html

TSCRA Cattle Update: Texas Ag Groups Ask For Federal Drought Assistance
http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=17337

Bruning praises NRDs for water plans [Nebraska]
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2006/01/24/nebraska/doc43d65fd791cc9570748294.txt

Drought affects cattle market [Texas]
http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=154531

Drought losses estimated at $1.5 billion [Texas]
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/13718788.htm

Drought Conditions Fuel Fire [Texas]
http://www.fredericksburgstandard.com/articles/2006/01/25/news/02news.txt

More rain needed in Arkansas to recover from drought
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/2006-01-25-arkansas-drought_x.htm

Drought Pushes Electricity Bills Up [Arkansas]
http://www.thehometownchannel.com/news/6470806/detail.html?rss=fts&psp=news

Drought affecting county farmland [Texas]
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15992903&BRD=1426&PAG=461&dept_id=528199&rfi=6

Ranchers Working To Get Through Drought [Texas]
http://www.kxan.com/global/story.asp?s=4432488

TFB, other ag groups ask for drought relief [Texas]
http://www.txfb.org/TexasAgriculture/2006/020306/020306drought.htm

January wildfires spark precautions [Arizona]
http://www.azdailysun.com/non_sec/nav_includes/story.cfm?storyID=124136

Wildfires calm down; threat remains with windy, warm temperatures
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2006/01/05/build/nation/90-wildfire.inc

Gusty Winds, Drought Feed More Than 20 Fires [Oklahoma]
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-briefs8.3jan08,1,841874.story?coll=la-headlines-nation

News good for local pet owners worried about pet food toxin [Ohio]
http://www.centralohio.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/B7/20060110/NEWS01/601100310/1002&template=B7

Drought crimps crops, but cotton is exception [Tennessee]
http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060117/BUSINESS01/601170319/1436/BUSINESS

Changes in water quality likely as city contends with drought [Louisiana]
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060113/NEWS01/601130327/1002/NEWS

AG urges high court to hear Missouri use case
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2006/01/18/build/state/30-miz-case.inc

Southside farmers eligible for drought aid [Virginia]
http://www.registerbee.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=DRB/MGArticle/DRB_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1128769432115

Drought hampers horse rescue operation [Texas]
http://www.wacotrib.com/news/content/news/stories/2006/01/30/20060130wachorserescuewoes.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=11

City moves to ‘Stage 2’ restrictions [Texas]
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1426&dept_id=528197&newsid=16017381&PAG=461&rfi=9