Understanding Your Risk and Impacts

 News Articles Relating to Drought Impacts

 June 2005

Rain doesn’t dispel drought [Oregon]
http://www.bendbulletin.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=16459

Western Drought Jeopardizing Wildlife
http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=1042914&tw=wn_wire_story

Ariz. Officials May Import Endangered Owls
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=706&u_sid=1435581

Arizona’s Pronghorns Making Comeback
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=706&u_sid=1433648

Front Range sees sharp drop in water [Colorado]
http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20050609/NEWS/50609002/0/FRONTPAGE

Snow would fix water problems for cattle [South Dakota]
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/11940946.htm

Heat, drought continue to plague area [Arkansas]
http://www.newportindependent.com/articles/2005/06/17/news/04.txt

Drought sparks open-fire ban [New Mexico]
http://www.abqtrib.com/albq/nw_local/article/0,2564,ALBQ_19858_3857184,00.html

July 4th fireworks banned if drought conditions continue in Montgomery County [Texas]
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14696403&BRD=1574&PAG=461&dept_id=532215&rfi=6

Significant rainfall needed to reverse drought situation [Texas]
http://www.countryworldnews.com/Editorial/ETX/2005/et0623weather.htm

Wet spring leads to high fire danger [Utah]
http://hjnews.townnews.com/articles/2005/06/22/news/news03.txt

Heat wave drying grass [Colorado]
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/state/article/0,1299,DRMN_21_3870646,00.html

Drought predicted for area through summer [Missouri]
http://www.perryvillenews.com/articles/2005/06/24/news/news02.txt

Drought hits area, hindering bean crop [Indiana]
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/business/11975427.htm

Corn suffering in drought [Illinois]
http://www.pjstar.com/stories/062405/TRI_B6PROOAV.043.shtml

It’s officially a drought [Wisconsin]
http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2005/06/23/local/iq_3574601.txt

Area Farmers Scorched by Drought [Louisiana]
http://www.kplctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3514240&nav=0n4JbOwU

Lack of rain keeping Texas as dry as Dust Bowl days
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/topstory/3235731

Drought forces Magnolia to curtail outdoor water usage [Texas]
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14755871&BRD=1574&PAG=461&dept_id=532215&rfi=6

Dry period spawns worries of drought [New York]
http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050626/NEWS02/506260332/1020/NEWS04

Looking for Rain: ‘Drought situation’ a cause of concern for Southern Illinoisans
http://www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2005/06/25/top/104578.txt

Drought impact could hit $590 million [Washington]
http://www.capitalpress.info/main.asp?SectionID=67&SubSectionID=619&ArticleID=18025&TM=28942.9

Chicago Trees Get Extra Help During Drought
http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_180085631.html

Drought strikes White County [Arkansas]
http://www.thedailycitizen.com/articles/2005/06/29/news/top_stories/top01.txt