Understanding Your Risk and Impacts

 News Articles Relating to Drought Impacts

 November 2008

Fall unkind to farmers in this area [Michigan]
http://www.dailypress.net/page/content.detail/id/507721.html?nav=5003

Drought more menacing, but it gets less mention [Georgia]
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/11/02/drought_1102.html

Drought in ’06, ’07 may mean fewer ’08 oysters; And higher prices [Maryland]
http://www.stardem.com/articles/2008/11/03/news/53986.txt

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers extends dock installation deadline at Hartwell Lake [South Carolina]
http://www.independentmail.com/news/2008/nov/01/us-army-corps-engineers-extends-dock-installation-/

Conserving water is urged [Virginia]
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news/community/richmond.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-11-04-0124.html

Pocahontas County residents offered water because of dry spell [West Virginia]
http://wvgazettemail.com/News/200811030463

Still spring troubles Hill Country [Texas]
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/Still_spring_troubles_Hill_Country.html

Fall Branch Christmas Tree Farm Trying To Bounce Back From Last Years Drought [Virginia]
http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/fall_branch_christmas_tree_farm_trying_to_bounce_back_from_last_years_droug/16042/

Help For Drought Stricken Farmers [Kentucky]
http://www.wkyt.com/news/headlines/34052264.html

Rainfall good for Tehama County cattlemen [state]
http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/news/ci_10914929

Collins Lake down to the dregs [California]
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/lake_70786___article.html/water_cotter.html

More than 600 people meet to talk drought conditions [South Carolina]
http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/34244169.html

Some Area Dams in Need of Repairs Say Officials [Georgia]
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7833106&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

Marinas experience ‘dry times’ [Tennessee]
http://www.starhq.com/news/html/news/articles/articles.asp?day=Sunday&article=nw-marinas.html

Drought shuts down east valley well [California]
http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/5856/

Shallow reservoirs indicate deep drought [California]
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/assignment_7&id=6494777

Water levels drop as rainfall deficit grows in Central Va. [Virginia]
http://www.newsadvance.com/lna/news/local/article/water_levels_drop_as_rainfall_deficit_grows_in_central_va/10355/

Drying on the Vine [Texas]
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A702328

Recent rain could be too little, too late for farmers [Texas]
http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=224282

Plenty of Ducks, Not Much Water for 2-Day Hunt [Tennessee]
http://www.lakecountybanner.com/news.php?viewStory=1597

Snowmobile sales snowball after blizzard [South Dakota]
http://www.kotatv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9331980

546 Gallons Of Water Distributed This Week [Tennessee]
http://www.greenevillesun.com/story/299313

Sweetwater Reservoir At Lowest Level In Years [California]
http://www.10news.com/news/17969642/detail.html

County’s Water Troubles Get Worse [Kentucky]
http://www.wkyt.com/wymtnews/headlines/34485339.html

ESCONDIDO: Drought prompts city crackdown on water usage [California]
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/11/15/news/inland/escondido/z6d4caa9be5336480882575000060d965.txt

Cattlemen forced to downsize with lacking rain [California]
http://www.hollisterfreelance.com/news/251054-cattlemen-forced-to-downsize-with-lacking-rain

US dry pea and lentil production plummets; drought in Upper Midwest blamed
http://www.startribune.com/business/34729684.html

Calif. cities consider green alternatives to lawns [California]
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/nation/story/366141.html

Metro Nashville still looking for Christmas tree [Tennessee]
http://tennessean.com/article/20081118/NEWS01/81118103

Drought conditions make life difficult for farmers [Texas]
http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/local/local_story_330105026.html

Drought ongoing in much of the state [Texas]
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2008/nov/24/drought-ongoing-in-much-of-the-state/

Short crop not good news [Texas]
http://www.myplainview.com/articles/2008/11/25/agriculture/40348dh_xml.txt

Texas pecan crop hit hard by drought
http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/other/11/26/1126pecan.html

Forest Service Warns of Increasing Threat of Wildfires [Texas]
http://www.590klbj.com/News/Story.aspx?ID=1042134

Corps reduces Hartwell Lake, others’ water flow [Georgia, South Carolina]
http://www.independentmail.com/news/2008/nov/24/corps-reduces-hartwell-lake-others-water-flow/

Drought Causes Water Officials in Bay Area To Forbid Resodding [Florida]
http://www.theledger.com/article/20081122/NEWS/811220332/1003/NEWS01?Title=Drought_Causes_Water_Officials_in_Bay_Area_To_Forbid_Resodding

Drought may mean more water restrictions [Georgia]
http://www.elberton.com/articles/2008/11/24/news/news01.txt

Who Moved The Lake? [Texas]
http://www.fwweekly.com/content.asp?article=7319

Drought Conditions Hurting Ranchers, Farmers [Texas]
http://www.ksat.com/news/18155875/detail.html

Christmas trees ready to trim [Kentucky]
http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/cgi-bin/c2.cgi?053+article+News.Local+20081130173201053010

Drought, tough economy put pinch on Christmas tree farmers [Wisconsin]
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20081129/WDH0101/81129044/1981

6 months of drought hurting fish population [West Virginia]
http://www.wvva.com/Global/story.asp?S=9426632&nav=menu1358_2