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17 min ago | The Columbus Dispatch

Drought causing beef prices to skyrocket

The E-Edition includes all of the news, comics, classifieds and advertisements of the newspaper.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Beef, Meat, Weather, Natural Disasters, Agriculture, Science, Ohio State University

4 hrs ago | The New Zealand Herald

Small NZ banks on notice over housing risk - S&P

Rating agency S&P said a heating property market was a threat to the New Zealand economy.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Housing

6 hrs ago | C-SPAN

2013 National Drought Outlook

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION /NATIONAL INTEGRATED DROUGHT INFORMATION SYSTEM Summer 2013 National Drought Outlook Current drought conditions, coupled with predictions for .. Read More NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION /NATIONAL INTEGRATED DROUGHT INFORMATION SYSTEM Summer 2013 National Drought Outlook Current ... (more)

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters

Fri May 17, 2013

Packer

Southwest drought cuts onion sizing, but not volume

The prolonged drought in the Southwest is beginning to affect New Mexican onion crops by concentrating salt in ground water.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Agriculture, Science, Hatch, NM, New Mexico State University, Columbus, NM

WISN-TV

Low water levels in Lake Michigan cause problems for boaters

The record heat and drought from last year pushed Lake Michigan to its lowest level on record.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Milwaukee, WI

CBS Local

Minnesota Begins 2013 Gypsy Moth Trapping Program

Officials will set more than 14,000 gypsy moth traps across Minnesota this spring as part of the state's annual monitoring program for the destructive tree pest.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Weather, Natural Disasters

Nepalnews.com

33 dead, 12 missing in S China storms

Thirty-three people have died and 12 others were reported missing in the latest round of rain- and hailstorms that have swept south China, the country's civil affairs and disaster reduction authorities said Thursday.

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Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Weather, Natural Disasters, Flood

Greeley Tribune

Greeley City Council woman won't run again to focus on art, health

JIM RYDBOM/jrydbom@greeleytribune.com Greeley City Council member Donna Sapienza works on a drawing while at her Greeley home this week.

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Related Topix: Greeley, CO, University of Northern Colorado, Weather, Natural Disasters

Reno Gazette-Journal

Ask the RGJ: Where does the Steamboat Ditch originate and go? Is it safe for my dog to drink?

Photo of a ranch in Pleasant Valley with a nearby ditch to supply it with water.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Reno, NV, Sparks, NV

Summit County Voice

Climate: Drought conditions edge westward

Drought woes have eased in the Midwest after a wet spring, but the far West, California in particular, are facing continued dry conditions.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, West, TX

Thu May 16, 2013

Cupertino Courier

Drought-tolerant trees, bushes survive thanks to dispersing deep roots.

Such native plants as coast live oak, valley oak, toyon, flannel bush, Western redbud and California lilac are among the most resilient of plants as the weather gets dry and warm after spring.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Home Gardening, Home

The Grant County Beat

Drought Monitor May 14, 2013

This chart depicts an analysis of drought severity in New Mexico. The U.S. Drought Monitor is produced in partnership between the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska Government, Nebraska

Malaysian National News Agency

President Expected To Declare State Of Emergency Over Namibia's Drought Situation

President Hifikepunye Pohamba is expected to officially declare a state of emergency for the drought situation currently ravaging Namibia, says Prime Minister Hage Geingob.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Namibia, World News, Hifikepunye Pohamba, Africa

Free Press

Stage 2 drought in Kyle

City officials declared at their May 7 council meeting that Kyle was under Stage II drought management restrictions effective immediately.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters

CBC News

Hotel saves water, money with aerators

A Charlottetown hotel that went through a city water audit expects to save thousands of dollars, while the city gets to cut back on its water use.

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Related Topix: Canada, Weather, Natural Disasters, World News

Times Record News

Howell: Lovely lawn has to go during drought

My yard is brown. And crunchy. Dust flies up around me like a mini tornado on the rare occasion that I feel it necessary to mow.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Wichita Falls, TX, Home Gardening, Home

Wed May 15, 2013

The Wichita Eagle

UN: $2.5 trillion in disaster losses since 2000

The U.N. Office for Disaster Risk Reduction warned in the 246-page report that economic losses from floods, earthquakes and drought will continue to escalate unless businesses take action to reduce their exposure to disaster risks.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Hurricane, Hurricane Sandy, Tsunami, Asian Tsunami Disaster

Cedartown Standard Plus

Georgia officials take over water test project

Georgia officials will lead a project testing whether water stored underground can be used to supplement drought-stricken waterways after the local agency managing the project pulled out, state officials said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Nathan Deal, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Georgia, Georgia Government, Weather, Natural Disasters, Atlanta, GA, US Governors

Bangkok Post

Weathering the change

Small ants carry their eggs at a certain time of the year, usually in the middle of May.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Weather, World News, Thailand, Natural Disasters

Southwest Farm Press

Drought, early season pests concern HP cotton experts

Texas High Plains cotton producers face a plethora of weather and pest problems as they finish planting the 2013 crop.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Lubbock, TX, Lubbock County, TX, Crosby County, TX