Understanding Your Risk and Impacts

 News Articles Relating to Drought Impacts

 March 2006

Drought cancels water release [Missouri River]
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/13994696.htm?source=rss&channel=kansascity_local

Oklahoma burning
http://www.ktre.com/Global/story.asp?S=4573360

Drought Bringing Texas-size Thirst to Trees, Plants, Turf Statewide
http://agnews.tamu.edu/dailynews/stories/HORT/Mar0206a.htm

Going, going, almost gone: Texas wheat crop suffering under drought conditions
http://www.seedquest.com/News/releases/2006/march/15052.htm

Drought Brutal on Cattle [Missouri]
http://www.kolr10.com/news/default.asp?mode=shownews&id=4937

Crews battle fire in South Dakota park
http://www.kaj18.com/Global/story.asp?S=4567801

State Honey Production Fell During 2005 [SouthDakota]
http://www.southdakotaagconnection.com/story-state.cfm?Id=172&yr=2006

Farmers facing drought Catch-22 [Rio Grande region, Texas]
http://www.themonitor.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=11862&Section=Rod%20Santa%20Ana

Auctioneer’s clerk says some farmers forced to sell off equipment [Arkansas]
http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=4579789&nav=3HvE

Drought takes its toll on wildlife [Arizona]
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/118657

Springfield could face water rationing if drought goes on [Missouri]
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/14010047.htm

Dry weather sparks grass and brush fires [Illinois and Missouri]
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/E33B6EED5982304286257126005895EA?OpenDocument

Fire season coming early to drought-stricken Southwest
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20060306-1056-wildfireoutlook.html

Killer bees in city early — blame the drought [Arizona]
http://www.azstarnet.com/dailystar/metro/119280.php

Drought assistance available to farmers [Texas]
http://cnjonline.com/engine.pl?station=clovis&template=storyfull.html&id=16792

Valley Cotton, Grain Farmers Asking Congress for No-Plant Drought Relief [Texas]
http://agnews.tamu.edu/dailynews/stories/AGEC/Mar0906a.htm

Drought makes Bowlin’s stop selling cigarettes [New Mexico]
http://www.lcsun-news.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060310/NEWS01/603100315/1001

Snow dampens drought [South Dakota]
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2006/03/14/news/local/news03.txt

Drought Hurts Crops [Kansas]
http://www.wibw.com/news/headlines/2458522.html

Cattle Groups Request Help For Fire- & Drought-Ravaged Producers [Texas]
http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=23805

Firefighters contain fires in SW Kansas as drought fears rise
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/14107859.htm

Area drought threat grows [Florida]
http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060317/NEWS01/603170423/1002

State issues fire restrictions for more areas [New Mexico]
http://www.kobtv.com/index.cfm?viewer=storyviewer&id=24820&cat=HOME

Deer population facing drought-linked decline [Arizona]
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/120824

Conway plans steps to deal with drought-reduced water supply [Arkansas]
http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=4666032

Drought Remains Number One Issue in Oklahoma
http://www.grainnet.com/info/articles.php?type=ec&ID=31326

Beetle ‘Epidemic’ Rends Northwest Forests [Washington/Idaho/Montana]
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=1761567&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

Drought Takes Toll On Lake Travis [Texas]
http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=4656648

Water Wells In Need Of Rain [Texas]
http://www.fredericksburgstandard.com/articles/2006/03/26/news/03news.txt

Rain adds to lake levels, but drought persists [Texas]
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1426&dept_id=528197&newsid=16368122&PAG=461&rfi=9

Drought hampers paddlefishing [Kansas]
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/mar/27/drought_hampers_paddlefishing/?sports

Drought spurs fears of active wildfire season
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/24/wildfires.preview/index.html

Las Vegas [New Mexico] bans outdoor watering
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12037817/from/RSS/