Understanding Your Risk and Impacts

 News Articles Relating to Drought Impacts

 July 2008

Drought hurting area farmers [North Carolina]
http://www.yourdailyjournal.com/articles/2008/07/02/news/news02.txt

Lack of Rain Hurts Crops [Ohio]
http://www.wcbi.com/article.php?subaction=showfull&id=1214951578&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2,6&

National Guard set to relieve fire crews [California]
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/state&id=6240728

Jobless Rate Soars in West-Side Towns Because of Drought [California]
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=6239620

Sacramento couple who let lawn die to save water face $746 fine [California]
http://www.sacbee.com/city/story/1054905.html

Public Works Warns Of Water Rationing In 2009 [California]
http://www.knbc.com/news/16762161/detail.html

SoCal to lend water to Westlands [California]
http://www.fresnobee.com/business/story/706421.html

Drought makes peaches sweeter, but smaller [South Carolina]
http://www.gastongazette.com/news/peach_22378___article.html/peaches_smith.html

Drought plagues rangeland [Colorado]
http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2008/07/06/news/local/doc48705d73b6f5e774616669.txt

Drought puts local corn “crop at risk” [North Carolina]
http://www.robesonian.com/articles/2008/07/07/st_pauls_review/news/news05.txt

3 wildfires burning in NC forests [North Carolina]
http://www.newsobserver.com/1565/story/1135044.html

California wildfires spread along Pacific coast
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/california-wildfires-spread-along-pacific-coast-861273.html

Wildfires Destroying California Pastures
http://www.kpbs.org/news/local;id=12193

Rain Pours Some Drought Relief Across Tri-Cities [Virginia]
http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/team_coverage_rain_pours_some_drought_relief_across_tri_cities/11399/

A rare bird all but vanishes from Everglades [Florida]
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_dade/story/594676.html

Idaho’s Cutthroat Trout population dwindling
http://www.wbir.com/news/green/story.aspx?storyid=60384&catid=137

Lake Lanier Drownings Lead Fourth of July Deaths [Georgia]
http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=211336&c=10

Water Main Breaks Plague S.A. Area [Texas]
http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=1534a61f-3c6e-40fd-8df5-d660063cbc51

California crops hit hard
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080722/A_BIZ/807220310

Effects linger from last summer’s drought in state [West Virginia]
http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_201235616.html?keyword=topstory

Drought still causing problems for state [Alabama]
http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/news/2008/jul/18/drought-still-causing-problems-state/

California bill would extend jobless benefits in drought areas
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/1096428.html

Clemson facing very dry conditions, meteorologist says [South Carolina]
http://www.independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/19/clemson-facing-very-dry-conditions-meteorologist-s/

Colo. ag chief blasts keeping rangeland off limits [Colorado]
http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080719/NEWS/813287651/1055

Congressional hearing in California on drought brings dire predictions
http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=NATIONAL&ID=565337014909927440

Less water, fewer ducks [north central United States]
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080720/COLUMNIST22/807200357

Why oak leaves are dropping now [California]
http://www.maderatribune.com/life/lifeview.asp?c=246439

Drought Trouble? [California]
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=6276394

Valley could see spike in deadly bee attacks [California]
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/121293

State: Water levels will be lowest in 30 years [California]
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/07/21/news/state/z5692cb4fb14ed9018825748e00040f0f.txt

Farm Animals Left to Die in Economic Hard Times [Alabama]
http://www.abc3340.com/news/stories/0708/538173.html

County’s corn crop 100% loss [South Carolina]
http://www.enquirerherald.com/356/story/254415.html

Drought forces ranchers to cull herds [Texas]
http://www.marlindemocrat.com/articles/2008/07/24/news/news01.txt

Rain too late for crops [Texas]
http://herald-zeitung.com/story.lasso?ewcd=c3c2ccdd7dcc24f3&

Crisp power rates going up [Georgia]
http://www.cordeledispatch.com/homepage/local_story_205201328.html

Ag chief implements Razor-Free Friday [Georgia]
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/380879.html

Alabama legislators to begin writing water plan
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/alabama-legislators-to-begin-writing-water-plan.htm

Board seeks loan to cover debts [Alabama]
http://www.cullmantimes.com/local/local_story_206234043.html?keyword=topstory

Farmworkers, state officials urge passage of water bond at Capitol rally [California]
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080724/NEWS01/807240312/1002

CORN CROP [North Carolina]
http://www.dailysoutherner.com/homepage/local_story_210111428.html

Mariposa County agriculture report shows impact of drought, fire [California]
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/167/story/367450.html

Two signs of a drought [California]
http://www.chicoer.com/news/oroville/ci_10027700

It's hot and the deer are hungry [Texas]
http://herald-zeitung.com/story.lasso?ewcd=f9a74102205549c8&

Drought meant fewer ’07 advisories for SC beaches [South Carolina]
http://www.beaufortgazette.com/state/story/506065.html

Mayor Sanders Declares Water Shortage Emergency [California]
http://www.10news.com/news/17017772/detail.html

Wisconsin DNR swamped with applications for irrigation wells
http://www.madison.com/wsj/topstories/297900

Texas Plains cotton loses 1 million acres
http://southwestfarmpress.com/cotton/crop-loss-0729/

Bessemer City Down to 13 Days of Water [North Carolina]
http://www.wbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8755290&nav=menu1434_3