Understanding Your Risk and Impacts

 News Articles Relating to Drought Impacts

 August 2009

Ag losses due to drought more than $30 million locally [Texas]
http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2009/aug/03/fr_janak_080509_60339/?viewpoints

Drought causes hay shortage, price spike for farmers [Texas]
http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=248440

Ranchers selling stock early to cope [Texas]
http://www.caller.com/news/2009/aug/02/ranchers-selling-stock-early-to-cope/

Drought taking a toll on I-10 trees [Texas]
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6558222.html

Taking stock of aquifer’s species [Texas]
http://www.mysanantonio.com/livinggreensa/Taking_stock_of_aquifers_species.html

Texas State Parks coping with summer heat, drought
http://www.boernestar.com/articles/2009/08/04/sports/comfort/doc4a775072321e7120778338.txt

As drought lingers, Canyon Lake continues to shrink [Texas]
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/As_drought_lingers_Canyon_Lake_continues_to_shrink.html

Water restrictions in Kerrville close city pool [Texas]
http://www.kristv.com/Global/story.asp?S=10836236&nav=menu192_2

Hay heists bring stalk stings [Texas]
http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/homepage/local_story_217113402.html

South Central Texas farmer calls it quits [Texas]
http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=248683

Food Bank Serves 4,000 Plus in San Joaquin [California]
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=6948655

Boat Removal Beginning at Reclamation's Folsom Lake Due to Dry-Year Reservoir Conditions [California]
http://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/newsrelease/detail.cfm?RecordID=29341

Drought Drying Up Local Yacht Club Business [Minnesota]
http://wcco.com/business/minnesota.drought.extreme.2.1118387.html

Hill Country river park thriving in drought [Texas]
http://www.kvue.com/news/top/stories/080609kvue_pedernales-cb.b4e9e518.html

Sequim irrigators launch drought response [Washington]
http://www.konp.com/local/4984

A bad year on farm [Texas]
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2009/aug/07/a-bad-year-on-farm/

Amid water crisis, local farmers adapt [California]
http://www.nctimes.com/business/article_54203d57-a7c7-5968-a33a-7cccab461069.html

Dove Plentiful, Deer Weak as Hunting Seasons Near [Texas]
http://radio.woai.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=119078&article=5848650

No drought of ideas about attracting rain [Texas]
http://www.mysanantonio.com/livinggreensa/No_drought_of_ideas_about_attracting_rain.html

Texas drought could be bonanza for treasure hunters
http://www.examiner.com/x-12261-Dallas-Treasure-Hunting-Examiner~y2009m8d9-Texas-drought-could-be-bonanza-for-treasure-hunters

Alice’s Water Source Drying Up [Texas]
http://www.kiiitv.com/news/local/52693697.html

Cattle numbers rebound after a tough decade [Wyoming]
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wpr/news.newsmain/article/0/0/1541434/WPR..News./Cattle.numbers.rebound.after.a.tough.decade

Federal Reserve survey shows drought’s reach [Texas]
http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/Federal_Reserve_survey_shows_droughts_reach.html

DNR: Canoeists, kayakers in northern Wis. feeling effects of drought conditions [Wisconsin]
http://www.fox6now.com/news/sns-ap-wi--dryconditions,0,7404541.story

Sherburne sheriff warns boaters about low water [Minnesota]
http://www.sctimes.com/article/20090812/NEWS01/108110041/Sherburne-sheriff-warns-boaters-about-low-water

Drought closes Lake Travis [Texas]
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2009/aug/13/drought-closes-lake-travis/

Drought pushes LCRA to urge 25 percent cut in water use [Texas]
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/2009/08/14/0814drought.html

Drought taking a toll on water table [Texas]
http://www.mysanantonio.com/community/Drought_taking_a_toll_on_water_table.html

9 counties in Central and South Texas in worst drought ever
http://www.star-telegram.com/804/story/1539297.html

Drought sucking life out of northern Wisconsin farms
http://www.agweek.com/articles/?id=5631&article_id=127898&property_id=36

Drought affects area business [Texas]
http://thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=fa9b64ff6f9dbd73

Parks along Lake Travis losing money [Texas]
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/mobile/Parks_along_Lake_Travis_losing_money

Evacuation lifted from town threatened by fire [California]
http://www.chicoer.com/ci_13142192?source=most_emailed

As waters recede, sunken cars revealed in Lake Travis [Texas]
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/2009/07/24/0724drought.html

Drought Pushing Cities to Ramp Up Water Conservation Modes [Texas]
http://www.pwmag.com/industry-news.asp?sectionID=760&articleID=1042262

Local utility districts struggle with drought [Texas]
http://www.katytimes.com/articles/2009/08/17/news/doc4a85ce9736612716958301.txt

Tampa Bay Water receives updates on reservoir lawsuit and possible SWFWMD fine [Texas]
http://www.wmnf.org/news_stories/tampa-bay-water-receives-updates-on-reservoir-lawsuit-and-possible-swfwmd-fine

Anthrax Confirmed in Schleicher County; Ranchers Urged to Vaccinate Livestock [Texas]
http://www.colemanpaper.com/content.aspx?module=ContentItem&ID=142080&MemberID=1306

Cattle, crop losses mount in Texas drought
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE57J5CG20090820?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews

Drought severely affecting farmers [Texas]
http://www.portlavacawave.com/articles/2009/08/19/news/doc4a8b22b921d36165719533.txt

Malibou Lake choked as fish die by the thousands [California]
http://www.theacorn.com/news/2009-08-20/Front_Page/Malibou_Lake_choked_as_fish_die_by_the_thousands.html

Local restaurants respond to drought [California]
http://www.thecoastnews.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Local+restaurants+respond+to+drought+20&id=3228094-Local+restaurants+respond+to+drought+&instance=coast_news_special_coverage_right_column

Bare fields, a silent gin [Texas]
http://www.mysoutex.com/pages/full_story_refugio/push?article-Bare+fields-+a+silent+gin20&id=3221269-Bare+fields-+a+silent+gin&instance=refugio_regional_news

Battling Fires [Texas]
http://myhighplains.com/content/fulltext/?cid=75851

State braces for hellish fire season [California]
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/22/MNLH19AAM6.DTL

Dying on the Vine [California]
http://www.newsweek.com/id/211381

Wild pigs increasing damage to Fresno Co. ag [California]
http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1613687.html

Trees dying as drought sucks up water [Texas]
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/mobile/Trees_dying_as_drought_sucks_up_water

Governor again asks feds for drought aid [California]
http://www.fresnobee.com/business/story/1614008.html

Drought Causes Heavy Workload for WaterWorks [Texas]
http://www.pwmag.com/industry-news.asp?sectionID=760&articleID=1047427

San Jose sprays water into the air while asking residents to conserve [California]
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13180051?source=rss

As groundwater levels drop, people begin hauling in water [Texas]
http://www.statesman.com/green/content/news/stories/local/2009/08/22/0822groundwater.html

City cracking down on Stage 2 water restrictions [Texas]
http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=250599

Well decline forces Utopia water cutback [Texas]
http://www.uvaldeleadernews.com/articles/2009/08/24/news/news1.txt

$100M Drought Losses in Nueces County [Texas]
http://www.kztv10.com/news2005/viewarticle.asp?a=9577

Drought-related cattle deaths in South Texas
http://southwestfarmpress.com/cotton/cattle-deaths-0826/

Some early crops showing effects of drought [Louisiana]
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/55406507.html

Drought Brings Memories of the Past [Texas]
http://www.happynews.com/news/8272009/drought-brings-memories-past.htm

Drought prolongs life of artwork [Texas]
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/entertainment/drought_prolongs_life_of_artwork

Drought Busting Pipes in Bloomington [Texas]
http://www.myvictoriaonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2479:drought-busting-pipes-in-bloomington&catid=55:local&Itemid=53#

Brazos River Authority asks for 20 percent reduction in water usage [Texas]
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/williamson/entries/2009/08/25/brazos_river_authority_recomme.html

Ranchers desperate for relief in the form of rain [Texas]
http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2009/08/31/daily10.html

Calif. wildfire grows in size and direction [California]
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090831/NEWS/90831039/-Calif.-wildfire-grows-in-size-and-direction

ARK Takes Care Of Cattle Egrets [Texas]
http://www.kristv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11011151