Understanding Your Risk and Impacts

 News Articles Relating to Drought Impacts

 September 2008

Many farmers coming up dry [midwestern United States]
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-tue-flood-to-drought-0902-sep02,0,7103326.story

End of drought? Hanna could finish job Fay started [southeastern United States]
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880902011

Long drought broken by Fay’s wet weather [Georgia]
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080901/NEWS/809010245/1034/news02&title=Long_drought_broken_by_Fay_s_wet_weather

Despite drought, Southeast yields improved [southeastern United States]
http://southeastfarmpress.com/topstory/southeast-crops-0903/

Drought hits farmers hard for second year [Delaware]
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080903/NEWS08/809030378/0/NEWS02

Drought, economy impacting nurseries [North Carolina]
http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20080904/NEWS/809040298/1042/NEWS01&title=Drought__economy_impacting_nurseries

DNR warns of fire danger [Minnesota]
http://www.edenprairienews.com/news/environment/dnr-warns-fire-danger-5923

Experts: Area’s trees suffering in drought [Georgia]
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/archive/8414/

Ga. Drought Means Less Turf Insects, More Diseases [Georgia]
http://www.landscapeonline.com/research/article/11123

In California, farmworkers leaving the Valley in search of jobs
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/tih/story/304110.html

Low water at Eagle Lake: good for fishing, bad for boating [California]
http://www.lassennews.com/News_Story.edi?sid=5039

Ski Stone Mountain! [Georgia]
http://www.wgst.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=&article=4188420

McConaughy irrigation ration unchanged next year [Nebraska]
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2008/09/03/news/business/doc48bee611be84e324543404.txt

State warns against using pond, lake water for landscape irrigation [Delaware]
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080903/GARDENER/80903052/1217

Drought forces farms to absorb higher fuel costs [New Jersey]
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/182/story/251387.html

Drought losses pass a quarter of a billion dollars [California]
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=9759

Texas crop, livestock losses reach $1.4 billion
http://www.examiner.com/a-1576921~Texas_crop__livestock_losses_reach__1_4_billion.html

8 years of drought leaves Oklahoma Panhandle dry
http://www.kten.com/Global/story.asp?S=8967289&nav=menu410_3_1_4

Agencies get aggressive in efforts to curb waste [California]
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20080908-9999-1n8water.html

Ambler issues drought emergency [Pennsylvania]
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20108187&BRD=1306&PAG=461&dept_id=187829&rfi=6

Families losing water as drought deepens [South Carolina]
http://tribunetimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080907/NEWS01/809070313/1074

Mills River Flow Level...Very Low Again [North Carolina]
http://www.whkp.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1063

It’s a dry time on Delmarva [Delaware, Maryland]
http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080911/WCT05/809110332/-1/WCT

Many farmers coming up dry after spring flooding [Illinois]
http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2008/09/11/features/lifestyles/804518b2f15032f32eefcdaa766da373.txt

Drought hurts shrimp baiting season [South Carolina]
http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/sep/12/drought_hurts_shrimp_baiting_season/

Atlanta Arts Festival’s size lets it stay in Piedmont Park [Georgia]
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/09/10/atlanta_arts_festival.html

Continued drought foreshadows rationing [California]
http://www.byronpress.com/article.cfm?articleID=20364

Mountain Lake water level drains to small pool [Virginia]
http://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/3counties/wb/176270

Officials warn about low water supply [California]
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/12/officials-warn-about-low-water-supply-may-become/

Drought, water shortages force ranchers to downsize [California]
http://www.cfbf.com/agalert/AgAlertStory.cfm?ID=1138&ck=C3E0C62EE91DB8DC7382BDE7419BB573

Near-record August rainful greens Texas pastures
http://www.hpj.com/archives/2008/sep08/sep15/Near-recordAugustrainfulgre.cfm

Record rainfall this weekend could spell trouble at harvest for Ill. corn and soybean farmers [Illinois]
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-ap-farm-scene-illinois-soaked-farms,0,1699914,print.story

Small crop in California’s San Joaquin Valley makes wineries scramble
http://www.scrippsnews.com/node/36320

Drought, construction take toll on Clemson University’s “shady side” [South Carolina]
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080916/PCN/80916032/-1/rss%5Ctclipwindow

Fewer ducks forecast for Wheeler Refuge [Alabama]
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080915/NEWS02/809150321/1009

Fort Peck Falls Half Foot In August, Meeting Slated For Operating Plan [Montana]
http://lifenotnews.com/wolfpointherald/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1159&Itemid=86

Drought affects farmers, discussed at FSA meeting [Tennessee]
http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?show=localnews&pnpID=319&NewsID=925523&CategoryID=8373&on=1

Farmers Trying Different Crops To Beat Dry Weather [Kentucky]
http://adairprogress.com/News/1608.html

Swamp fire under control, still burning [Virginia]
http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/southofjames/dp-local_localbrfs_09171sep17,0,1054644.story

Bill tries to exempt Delta pumps from Endangered Species Act [California]
http://www.sacbee.com/341/story/1245604.html

Drought hurts drive to protect hemlock [North Carolina]
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880918119

Kentucky governor asks for federal drought relief
http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=AP&date=20080919&id=9167734

WATER: Saving water, couple run afoul of homeowner regs [California]
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/09/17/business/za81203099129e95c882574c600832f12.txt

Anaheim asks residents, businesses to cut back on water [California]
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/water-anaheim-drought-2161350-public-conservation

Dry weather wilts crop yields [Kentucky]
http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/cgi-bin/c2.cgi?053+article+News.Local+20080922173726053010

Inland fire departments await Santa Ana season with dread, too few resources [California]
http://www.pe.com/localnews/sbcounty/stories/PE_News_Local_E_fire21.21d209b.html

Drought puts a slap on mosquito numbers [Colorado]
http://www.denverpost.com/fitness/ci_10525446

Drought’s latest victim: Georgia trees
http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=9055100&nav=menu37_3

Drought disaster declaration sought for Blount: Governor seeks help for drought-stricken farmers [Tennessee]
http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20080922/BREAKING/809229994

Central Kentucky flirting with moderate drought
http://www.kentucky.com/211/story/533185.html

Drought hurting Dalton Utilities’ bottom line [Georgia]
http://www.daltondailycitizen.com/local/local_story_266181413.html

Hillsborough issues water warning [North Carolina]
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/health_science/story/1225585.html

Water supply could hit its lowest [California]
http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_10520946?nclick_check=1

Blount Co. farmer looking for ways to survive the drought [Tennessee]
http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=9060224&nav=menu7_2_9

Drought hurts apple crops [Minnesota]
http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080926/NEWS01/109260026

Dry weather affecting Waimanalo farmers [Hawaii]
http://www.khnl.com/Global/story.asp?S=9075731&nav=menu55_2

Ike’s winds hurt Ohio crops
http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080924/NEWS01/809240314

Long, dry summer ends [North Carolina]
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080925/PISGAHMOUNTAINNEWS/80924126/1161/PisgahMountainNews

The rain quit on us [Kentucky]
http://www.state-journal.com/news/article/4433919

Dry conditions prompt fears of brush fires [West Virginia]
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/x954840140/Dry-conditions-prompt-fears-of-brush-fires

Invasion of the ‘snouts’ [Texas]
http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/local/local_story_268112208.html

Board seeks aid for drought-stricken farmers [Virginia]
http://www.thefranklinnewspost.com/article.cfm?ID=11881

Report: Drought leads to cleaner beach waters [California]
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/09/25/state/n000028D52.DTL&type=newsbayarea

Water Rationing Grows Increasingly Likely [California]
http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2008/09/26/news/01restrictions092608.txt

Apple harvest unharmed by drought [Maryland]
http://www.carrollcounty.com/articles/2008/09/29/news/local_news/newsstory7.txt

Drought is hurting crop yields [Kentucky]
http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/540615.html

Open burning banned [Indiana]
http://www.perrycountynews.com/cgi-bin/storyviewnew.cgi?045+News.2008929-340-045-045007.Full+News

Farm disaster declared [Michigan]
http://www.dowagiacnews.com/articles/2008/09/29/news/dnnews3.txt

Anderson tightens taps, restricts water use [South Carolina]
http://www.independentmail.com/news/2008/sep/29/anderson-tightens-taps-restricts-water-use/

California took on energy crisis, now it faces water crisis
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/28/EDTI136772.DTL

Davidson Water says discolored water is safe [North Carolina]
http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20080926/ARTICLES/809270299/0/NEWS07

Magoffin County Facing Water Shortage [Kentucky]
http://www.wkyt.com/wymtnews/headlines/29846104.html

Watering exam: Pass and spray [Georgia]
http://www.ajc.com/living/content/printedition/2008/09/28/droughtquiz.html

Farmers Say Drought Is Worst They’ve Seen [Kentucky]
http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/29958069.html

Emergency Water Restrictions in RBS [Tennessee]
http://www.maconcountychronicle.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=559&Itemid=30