CATHERINE RAMPELL USA TODAY - A drought over a third of the nation has
grown so severe that consumers could be facing higher prices for
everything from beef to bread by the end of the year. Conditions have
become so dire that "the middle of the United States and certainly the
Southwest are well on their way to one of the worst droughts in
history," says Carl Anderson, professor of agricultural economics at
Texas A&M University.
Texas, Arizona, Louisiana and Mississippi have been hit the hardest, and
the dry weather continues to heighten the risk of fire. Fires have
scorched 3.5 million acres this year.
Some cities in Texas and the entire state of Georgia have begun
restricting water use, even after rains this week. . .
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2006-06-27-drought_x.htm
STATE AND COUNTY IMPACTS
http://droughtreporter.unl.edu/
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