Understanding Your Risk and Impacts

 News Articles Relating to Drought Impacts

 December 2008

Decreased water, lower revenues: Central’s 2009 budget again written in red [Nebraska]
http://www.kearneyhub.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20211491&BRD=268&PAG=461&dept_id=577571&rfi=6

Crop yields down in Hancock County [Ohio]
http://www.thecourier.com/Issues/2008/Dec/08/ar_news_120808_story5.asp?d=120808_story5,2008,Dec,08&c=n

Travis County fire departments gear up for fire danger [Texas]
http://www.oakhillgazette.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=73&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=1852&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=1846&hn=oakhillgazette&he=.net

Many trees holding onto leaves into December [Kentucky]
http://www.somerset-kentucky.com/local/local_story_344080936.html?keyword=topstory

Lake level, boat ramps could be victims of drought [Kentucky]
http://www.somerset-kentucky.com/local/local_story_344192618.html

You'll have to wait for snow to fall at most Idaho ski resorts - and that may not be soon
http://www.idahostatesman.com/localnews/story/595329.html

Full fireworks ban looms [Texas]
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/Full_fireworks_ban_looms.html

Island farmers still waiting on money [Hawaii]
http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/articles/2008/12/09/local/local04.txt

Coalition Forming To Help Lake Lanier Drought-Stricken [Georgia]
http://www.11alive.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=124514&catid=40

Drought Lowers Water Supply [Florida]
http://www.wusf.usf.edu/wusf-fm/news/News_Detail_TVLk.cfm?ID=1213

Fauna return to replenished Lake Trafford [Florida]
http://www.news-press.com/article/20081211/GREEN/812110367/1075&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL

Oyster situation ‘stressed’ [Florida]
http://www.apalachtimes.com/news/oyster_6101___article.html/situation_stressed.html

Rainfall falls short of offering significant drought relief in Upstate [South Carolina]
http://www.independentmail.com/news/2008/dec/11/rainfall-falls-short/

Bredesen seeks agricultural disaster aid for nine more counties [Tennessee]
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/dec/11/bredesen-seeks-agricultural-disaster-aid-nine-more/

Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar furloughs 700 workers
http://www.khnl.com/Global/story.asp?S=9512018&nav=menu55_2%5Ctclipwindow

TVA Reports Increased Operating Revenues in 2008 Annual Report
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/tva-reports-increased-operating-revenues-in-2008-annual-report,658175.shtml

Gov. Perry Extends Bexar Fireworks Ban [Texas]
http://www.ksat.com/news/18293900/detail.html

Texas Forest Service urges Texans to use caution with fireworks this holiday season
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000014284

Arid days continue to plague area [Texas]
http://herald-zeitung.com/story.lasso?ewcd=3d6622bdbbd1895f&

Good news from drought: Canyon Lake cleaned [Texas]
http://herald-zeitung.com/story.lasso?ewcd=9a7719d7fc3fc2e6&

Snow club hits dirt waiting for season to change [California]
http://media.www.theorion.com/media/storage/paper889/news/2008/12/17/Features/Snow-Club.Hits.Dirt.Waiting.For.Season.To.Change-3580054.shtml

Compromise reached on sod restrictions [Florida]
http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2008/12/16/415514.html?title=Compromise+reached+on+sod+restrictions

Drought Means Workers Hungry In US Produce Capital [California]
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/12/ap/national/main4666879.shtml

Tree fall damages house [Georgia]
http://www.forsythnews.com/news/article/1393/

This Christmas, farmers asking St. Nick for some rain [Texas]
http://www.recordstar.com/articles/2008/12/18/columnists/buehring/column01.txt

WINDMILL: Weather causes smaller crops [Texas]
http://gosanangelo.com/news/2008/dec/18/weather-causes-smaller-crops/

Burn Ban Continues in Flagler County [Florida]
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=126107&catid=3

Water restrictions could boost costs to consumers, farmers [California]
http://www.bakersfield.com/hourly_news/story/641698.html

‘Pocket Change’ donates $10,000 to drought victims [Tennessee]
http://www.thetomahawk.com/Detail.php?Cat=LOCALNEWS&ID=57825

Fireworks ban putting pinch on a local VFD [Texas]
http://www.seguingazette.com/story.lasso?ewcd=58bfcaed9e67f3db

Judge hears both sides on canal water supply [Georgia]
http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2008/12/19/met_504570.shtml

Drought, fire threaten Texas
http://www.landandlivestockpost.com/news/Drought--fire-threaten-Texas

Perry backs county’s fireworks ban [Texas]
http://www.seguingazette.com/story.lasso?ewcd=91586248da3cec23

Corps to study Hartwell’s economic impact [Georgia]
http://www.examiner.com/a-1760210~Corps_to_study_Hartwell_s_economic_impact.html

Drought takes toll on lake, its users [Georgia, South Carolina]
http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2008/dec/21/drought-takes-toll-on-lake-its-users/news-ncpolitics/

Lanier’s return to full will be a long time coming [Georgia]
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/printedition/2008/12/21/lanier.html

State officials say park reservations down [South Carolina]
http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/dec/29/state_officials_say_park_reservations_down/

Filling a Need [Tennessee]
http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2008/dec/25/filling-a-need-isolated-mountain-community-with-dr/news-regional/

Keowee and Hartwell: Drought brings differences to the surface [Georgia, South Carolina]
http://www.independentmail.com/news/2008/dec/27/keowee-and-hartwell-drought-brings-differences-sur/