Understanding Your Risk and Impacts

 News Articles Relating to Drought Impacts

 March 2005

SBA loans available for small firms indirectly hit by drought
http://sacramento.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2005/02/28/daily10.html?jst=b_ln_hl

Uptown grass fire worries officials [Montana]
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2005/03/02/newsbutte/hjjejgjhjbhajh.txt

Dry run [Montana]
http://www.missoulanews.com/News/News.asp?no=4715

West River drought bringing early water restrictions, fires [South Dakota]
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/11049682.htm

Fire season gets early start [Montana]
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/03/04/build/state/40-fire-season.inc

No progress in Montana-Wyoming water rights dispute
http://www.uswaternews.com/archives/arcrights/5noxxprog3.html

Snowmaking plan pits ski area against tribes, environmentalists [Arizona]
http://www.uswaternews.com/archives/arcsupply/5snowplan3.html

Irrigators in Yakima River basin unhappy with water supply [Washington]
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=WA%20Dry%20Year%20Ahead

Park County declared drought disaster [Wyoming]
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/03/11/build/wyoming/80-park-cnty.inc

Trout surviving drought — barely [Montana]
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2005/03/11/newsdillon/hjjejgiijjhjfh.txt

Yakima forecast called ‘devastating’ [Washington]
http://www.capitalpress.info/Main.asp?SectionID=67&SubSectionID=792&ArticleID=15900

Snow pack less than during 1977 drought year, getting worse [Washington]
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=WA%20Wash%20Drought

Clallam PUD eyes “conservation rates” as drought looms [Washington]
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/sited/story/html/201426

Drought raises fire fears - Low-water lessons learned in 2001 [Washington]
http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/sited/story/html/201051

Farmers brace for worst drought in 28 years [Oregon]
http://www.eastoregonian.info/Main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=350&ArticleID=37307

Oak Harbor feels effects of drought [Washington]
http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/05/03/19/100loc_ohdrg001.cfm

Drought could leave Indian reservation without water [South Dakota]
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-te.drought20mar20,1,1921566.story?coll=bal-nationworld-headlines&ctrack=1&cset=true

Drought Report [South Dakota]
http://www.keloland.com/News/NewsDetail4514.cfm?ID=22,38540

Gregoire wants $12 million to battle statewide drought [Washington]
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002212793_drought19m.html

Power council told drought will increase electricity prices [Oregon]
http://www.eastoregonian.info/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&SectionID=13&ArticleID=37295&SubSectionID=206

Drought worsens [Montana]
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2005/03/23/newsstate/hjjejghgjbjghd.txt

Lack of snow hurting water supply, leading to winter wheat damage [Montana]
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?tl=1&display=rednews/2005/03/23/build/state/39-drought.inc

Northwest drought will hurt salmon runs
http://www.katu.com/team2/story.asp?ID=75912

Spring snow doesn't stick to ribs of drought [North Dakota]
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2005/03/24/news/local/nws02.txt

Drought Threatens Business On Lake Oahe
http://www.keloland.com/News/NewsDetail4514.cfm?ID=22,38613