Understanding Your Risk and Impacts

 News Articles Relating to Drought Impacts

 June 2006

Drought spurs calls to open reserved land [Kansas]
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/jun/05/drought_spurs_calls_open_reserved_land/

Drought Adds Wildfire Danger [Florida]
http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060608/NEWS/606080447/1004/RSS&source=RSS

Huerfano County Declares Drought Emergency [Colorado]
http://cbs4denver.com/local/local_story_158124205.html

Wheat still suffering in Nebraska, elsewhere
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2006/06/09/local/doc4489aa4deca3a844210148.txt

Recent dry conditions force Wyoming to brace for more drought
http://billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/06/15/news/wyoming/50-drought.txt

Drought Hurting Farmers [Georgia]
http://www.wtvm.com/Global/story.asp?S=5036948&nav=8fap

Colorado farmers, ranchers still struggling with drought
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2006/06/15/national/c05061506_01.txt

State of emergency stems from fires and drought [Navajo Nation/Arizona]
http://www.kobtv.com/index.cfm?viewer=storyviewer&id=26255&cat=NMTOPSTORIES

Rivanna issues drought watch [Virginia]
http://www.dailyprogress.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CDP/MGArticle/CDP_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149188614626&path=!news 6

Drought exposing marsh to salt water [Louisiana]
http://www.hammondstar.com/articles/2006/06/20/top_stories/0022_2.txt

Drought makes blueberries smaller [Alabama]
http://www.brewtonstandard.com/articles/2006/06/19/news/news05.txt

Drought could force mandatory water restrictions [Nebraska]
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2006/06/16/local/doc4491f65029be8877767456.txt

Signs tell story of drought conditions [Texas]
http://www.colonyleader.com/articles/2006/06/20/rowlett_lakeshore_times/news/news_15.txt

Drought prompts fire fear [South Dakota]
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2006/06/23/news/local/news06.txt

State declares drought, restricts water use [Georgia]
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/stories/20060622/localnews/105079.shtml

Perry Asks Feds For Drought Assistance For Area Counties [Texas]
http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/3213296.html

Drought spells doom for local row crops [Alabama]
http://www.troymessenger.com/articles/2006/06/23/news/newssss01.txt

Rain brings little drought relief, but reduces wildfires [Georgia]
http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/ap_newfullstory.asp?ID=76970

Drought is fuel for wildfires in West
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/06/26/drought_is_fuel_for_wildfires_in_west/

Fields, lakes drying up as drought conditions plague state [Alabama]
http://www.greenvilleadvocate.com/articles/2006/06/25/news/news2.txt

Lengthy drought takes toll on local earthen levees [North Carolina]
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/metro/index.ssf?/base/news-15/1151302171103220.xml&coll=1

Commodities: Dry weather heats up prices in U.S. crop markets
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/25/bloomberg/bxcom.php

Lubbock to Discuss Drought Plan on Monday [Texas]
http://www.kcbd.com/Global/story.asp?S=5072405&nav=menu69_3

Drought, Whiteflies Taking Their Toll on Valley Cotton [Texas]
http://agnews.tamu.edu/dailynews/stories/SOIL/Jun2706a.htm

Drought conditions spark four fires [Texas]
http://www.colonyleader.com/articles/2006/06/27/mckinney_courier-gazette/news/news10.txt

Drought Forces City of Minden to Impose Water Restrictions [Louisiana]
http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=5090713

Drought Continues to Impact on Farmers [Alabama]
http://www.wtvynews4.com/home/headlines/3238576.html

Drought causes hazardous conditions [Alabama]
http://www.meridianstar.com/cnhi/meridianstar/homepage/local_story_181011717.html?keyword=leadpicturestory