Understanding Your Risk and Impacts

 News Articles Relating to Drought Impacts

 June 2008

Economic woes force some businesses out [North Carolina]
http://www.newsobserver.com/front/story/1092999.html

Federal agency OKs reducing reservoir releases [Georgia]
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/printedition/2008/06/03/drought.html

Mandatory water cutbacks put off by conservation Upcountry [Hawaii]
http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/504420.html?nav=10

Moving Ga. border would dry up tourism in 2 towns [Georgia]
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/1-06032008-1543238.html

Lake drought reveals plane lost since ’84 [Texas]
http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080602/NEWS03/806020324

Schwarzenegger declares statewide drought in California
http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=LOCAL&ID=565309819176092083

Cal Water Activates Stage I of Its Drought Management Plan; Asks Customers to Reduce Water Usage by 10% [California]
http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=BW&date=20080605&id=8741128

California Drought Affects Central Valley Farming
http://www.turnto23.com/news/16516222/detail.html

Fresno County Declares a Water Emergency [California]
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=6190440

Drought prompts call for building moratorium [California]
http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_9496862?source=rss

Drought causes emergency for Marin cattle ranchers [California]
http://www.marinij.com/ci_9544501?source=most_viewed

Farmers hope pastures recover from last year’s drought [North Carolina]
http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20080609/NEWS/806090327/0/NEWS01

Ranchers battle drought and bureaucracy [California]
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/assignment_7&id=6190507

Nearby wildfire concerns residents [Florida]
http://www.lakecityreporter.com/articles/2008/06/10/news/doc484dddd63998b739681544.txt

Lanier level at record low for this time of year [Georgia]
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/06/10/lanier_record_low.html

Oysters show river recovery [Florida]
http://www.wptv.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=a0832ac1-8272-4ace-a156-e34b91556855

Drought threatens Florida springs
http://staugustine.com/stories/061108/opinions_061108_038.shtml

Florida Lawmakers Seek Delay In Reduced Water Flow
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1419934/florida_lawmakers_seek_delay_in_reduced_water_flow/index.html

Residents urged to conserve water [Hawaii]
http://kauaiworld.com/articles/2008/06/09/news/news01.txt

Water supply boils down [North Carolina]
http://www.newsobserver.com/weather/drought/story/1103754.html

Drought may bring record cotton loss [Texas]
http://www.star-telegram.com/business/story/696746.html

Drought, rising costs have Fort Bend Co. farmers facing major losses [Texas]
http://www.khou.com/news/local/stories/khou080616_tnt_drought.cf98991.html

Dry conditions mean stunted growth [Kansas]
http://www.gctelegram.com/News/wheat-conditions-6-14

Drought-Fueled Wildfire Burns Across 5,500 Acres in Panhandle [Oklahoma]
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1431212/droughtfueled_wildfire_burns_across_5500_acres_in_panhandle/index.html

Drought Prompts Disaster Declaration, Fireworks Ban [Texas]
http://www.ksat.com/news/16636024/detail.html

Fire Officials On High Alert as Maui Enters Brush Fire Season [Hawaii]
http://www.mauiweekly.com/localnews/story7026.aspx

Counties bordering Apalachicola River say water reduction puts entire region at risk [Florida]
http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/CD/20080613/CAPITOLNEWS/806130329/-1/capitolnews

Drought puts rare raptors in peril [Florida]
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-drykites1208jun12,0,6051411.story

Henry seeks assistance for state farmers [Oklahoma]
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20080617_12_OKLAH26771

Hoeven asks USDA to open CRP early [North Dakota]
http://www.farmandranchguide.com/articles/2008/06/17/ag_news/regional_news/news19.txt

Some Families Running Out Of Water [Tennessee]
http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/some_families_running_out_of_water/10790/

Water Restrictions Eased in Some Areas Despite Drought [Georgia]
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6767896&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.1.1

Calif. gov declares water emergency in farm area [California]
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/37384

Driest spring ever creates fodder for fire [California]
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/1010741.html

Drought Forcing Calif. Farmers To Abandon Crops [California]
http://cbs4.com/consumer/farmers.abandon.crops.2.749643.html

Farmers vs. Fish Amid the California Drought
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1814128,00.html

Goleta Water Board Talks Moratorium on New Connections, Annexations [California]
http://www.independent.com/news/2008/jun/12/goleta-water-board-talks-moratorium-new-connection/

L.A. County hopes to fend off drought with cloud-seeding program [California]
http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/la-me-seeding16-2008jun16,0,3742588,full.story

Valley Farmers Drill Water Wells [California]
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=6209570

Drought hits farmers already dealing with fuel prices [Texas]
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5849359.html

Drought, freeze kill most of Wis. tart cherry crop [Wisconsin]
http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080623/APA/806230545&template=apart

Drought still hurting local honey and crop production [Tennessee]
http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=8535547

Ranchers: Drought conditions worst in years [New Mexico]
http://www.krqe.com/Global/story.asp?S=8520481&nav=menu588_2_5_7

Agency must buy alternate power [southeastern United States]
http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/061908/met_462680.shtml

Fla. to sue Army Corps of Engineers in water dispute [Florida]
http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=210971

Farmers, ranchers feeling the heat as drought returns to Texas
http://www.star-telegram.com/804/story/721525.html

Panhandle drought likened by experts to Dust Bowl days [Oklahoma]
http://newsok.com/panhandle-drought-likened-by-experts-to-dust-bowl-days/article/3259704

Floods and droughts make mild diseases deadly
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=floods-and-droughts-make

Alligator Finds Home Along Paynes’ Prairie Trail [Florida]
http://www.wcjb.com/index.php?cat_id=4006&url_news4006=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wcjb.com%2Fmodules%2FNews%2FdisplayNews.php%3Fid%3D2550&formFocus=news4006

BLM announces plan to round up 1,700 wild horses in Nevada
http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080618/NEWS18/80618039&OAS_sitepage=news.rgj.com2Fbreakingnews

Can we save the trees? [Kentucky]
http://nky.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20080622/NEWS01/806220343

Edwards Aquifer Authority implements water restrictions [Texas]
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA062408.1A.waterrestrictions.3f1177e.html

Governing board extends water restrictions through Sept. [Florida]
http://www.mysuncoast.com/Global/story.asp?S=8546678

Bill contains farmworkers drought aid [California]
http://www.fresnobee.com/business/story/679564.html

Drought in California Forces Farmers to Spend on ‘Fire Water’
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aQHnfaaeWKCs&refer=exclusive

Hundreds of fires sparked by rare lightning storm [California]
http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=NATIONAL&ID=565321089170145402

Rationing forces growers to abandon crops [California]
http://www.losbanosenterprise.com/114/story/29901.html

California water shortages to boost some crop prices
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0627/p04s01-usgn.html

Drought forces local ranchers to trim cattle and sheep herds [California]
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/story/400826.html

Drought affects training at Fort Gordon [Georgia]
http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/21824364.html

Blowing Rock gets emergency loan for water system [North Carolina]
http://www.mcdowellnews.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=MMN%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173355776525&path=%21news%21statenews

Georgia may tighten water restrictions again
http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=211104

SAWS to pump from Carrizo Aquifer reserve [Texas]
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/environment/stories/MYSA062608.SAWSreserve.EN.2a75567.html

2008 Drought Could Be One Of Texas’ 10 Worst
http://www.ksat.com/news/16720286/detail.html

3 Southern reservoirs predicted to fall [Georgia, Alabama, Florida]
http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/3_southern_reservoirs_predicted_to_fall/21524/

Farm Bureau Estimates Crop Damage Is $8 Billion
http://www.agrimarketing.com/show_story.php?id=49911

Jobs, quality of life at stake as SC debates water with Georgia
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080628/NEWS01/806280321