Understanding Your Risk and Impacts

 News Articles Relating to Drought Impacts

 April 2007

Drought affecting Lee water supply [Florida]
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/apr/02/drought_affecting_lee_water_supply/?breaking_news

Drought, El Niño leave state tinder-box dry [Florida]
http://www.ocala.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070402/NEWS/204020333/1001/NEWS01

Extended Drought Sparks Hay Crisis [Florida]
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=79416

Region’s drought boosts fire risk [Florida]
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-firethreat0807apr08,0,6187798.story?coll=orl-home-headlines

Drought: Recreation to irrigation [Minnesota]
http://www.grandrapids-mn.com/heraldreview/index.php?sect_rank=1&story_id=228064

Trees, grass stressed by freeze, frost, drought [Arkansas]
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1815&dept_id=516928&newsid=18185694&PAG=461&rfi=9

Drought will stunt recovery of Pine Ridge’s land, livestock industry [Nebraska, South Dakota]
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=2362082

Beware: Danger of wildfires is acute [Florida]
http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070412/LOCAL/70412017/-1/news

No Hay Today: Drought cuts Putnam supply, raises prices [Florida]
http://www.palatkadailynews.com/articles/2007/04/14/news/news01.txt

As drought pain deepens,water managers want permission to tap the Everglades [Florida]
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-pwater14apr14,0,848878.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines

In usually high-water season, Minn. lakes are low after drought [Minnesota]
http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2007/04/15/mn/1m0415.txt

Drought may affect local crops [Alabama]
http://www.dailyhome.com/news/2007/dh-localnews-0415-cnorwood-7d14v5817.htm

Drought’s effects begin to be felt: struggling farms, browner golf courses, dirty cars [Florida]
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-zwater16apr16,0,2286083.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines

Vegas Water-Pumping Plan Approved [Nevada]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/16/AR2007041601986.html

Drought effects linger [Colorado]
http://www.journal-advocate.com/articles/2007/04/17/news/business/biz1.txt

Drought May Require Use of Water From Conservation Areas [Florida]
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/florida/news-article.aspx?ref=rss&storyid=80261

Wildfires Damage 18 Homes in Georgia [Georgia]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/19/AR2007041900597.html

First the drought, then the auction [North Dakota]
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/04/21/news/update/doc462a6d2ea1d89101986484.txt

After three years of drought, wildfire danger greatest since 1977 [Wisconsin]
http://www.businessnorth.com/kuws.asp?RID=1867

Georgia’s Drought Could Be Costly
http://www.11alive.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=95689

This drought is different [Florida]
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2007/04/22/a1e_wehle_commentary_0422.html

Low winter moisture fuels wildfire danger [Nebraska]
http://journalstar.com/articles/2007/04/23/news/local/doc462bc682a3132100916324.txt