DroughtNews and information about droughts.Rainfall not enough to end drought - Spartanburg Herald-Journal- September 17, 2008 Recent rainfall is helping to put a dent in the state's rainfall deficit, but not enough to change nine counties in western South Carolina's extreme drought status. Nawar Abbass makes his way through the rain down a Converse Heights street to classes ...http://www.goupstate.com/article/20080917/NEWS/809170343/1083&title=Rainfall_not_enoug... We're still in a drought- September 17, 2008 Believe it or not, we're still in a drought. On Tuesday, about 112 inches of rain had fallen on Salisbury by 3:15 p.m., according to the Salisbury Fire Department.http://www.salisburypost.com/Area/091708-rainfall-and-drought Farmers Lose Crops To Powerful Flash Flooding- September 17, 2008 Thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Ike which pummeled his small farm on Sunday, farmer Dale Wehmeyer has most of his 150 acres of corn not popping up toward the sky, but it's ears hugging the ground.http://www.myfoxstl.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7446221&version=2&locale... Rains alleviate drought conditions - Shelby Star- September 16, 2008 CASAR - The rain Tuesday is the kind that makes the difference for Butch Smith. The head of Cleveland County Water knows that good soaking rain - a light sprinkle on and off all day - is just what the doctor ordered for the drought-plagued county ...http://www.shelbystar.com/news/drought_33645___article.html/smith_water.html Just 2 more inches and Gaston County could emerge from drought - Gaston Gazette- September 16, 2008 One more good rain could bring Gaston County out of the drought. "We're certainly getting close," said National Weather Service meteorologist Blair Holloway. Holloway said, according to models and other data, the region needs about 2 inches of rain ...http://www.gastongazette.com/news/drought_24977___article.html/holloway_inches.html Old Farmer's Almanac claims global cooling up next- September 15, 2008 Old Farmer's Almanac claims global cooling up next September 15, 2008 Photo by The Associated Press Editor Janice Stillman watches as Editor-in-Chief Jud Hale displays the 2009 edition of the Old Farmer's ...http://www.nh.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080915/AGRICULTURE/809099997 USDA cuts Indiana's corn, soybean estimates - Peru Tribune- September 15, 2008 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A late-summer dry spell that hit eastern Indiana particularly hard has delivered the latest blow to Hoosier farmers who endured a wet spring and heavy June flooding. And more weather woes could be on the way if the remnants of ...http://www.miamicountylife.com/articles/2008/09/14/state_news/1state.txt Searching the frontiers of science- September 14, 2008 "Some people get more and more uncomfortable as they discover what quantum theory really is... is the deepest part of our knowledge of nature, and the biggest mystery." - " John Wheeler, a legend of modern ...http://www.thestar.com/News/Ideas/article/498967 BUSINESS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: RUN-UP TO THE WARM Climate change may ... - Las Vegas Review Journal- September 14, 2008 An array of solar panels helps shade this parking structure at the Springs Preserve in Las Vegas. Economic observers say companies creating ecologically friendly products, such as solar panels, stand to profit as calls to help fight off global ...http://www.lvrj.com/business/28365309.html Wet weather arrives too late for area farmers- September 14, 2008 Brian Miller surveys the 2,200 acres in Clinton where he grows corn, hay, wheat and soybeans.http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_588178.html |