Nearly &#36;800M going to drought aid
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The government promised nearly $800 million in aid Tuesday to ranchers and farmers stricken by a near-record drought.
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By American News, Aberdeen, S.D.  Sep. 10--The federal government has taken a first step toward providing relief for drought-stricken farmers and ranchers -- now it is the time to take its second.
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The Bush administration will ask Congress to increase funding to &#36;867 million in fiscal year 2006 for a plan to help reduce the risk of wildfires in federal forests, a senior administration official said on Thursday.
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By Samantha Young, Associated Press  SACRAMENTO -- In 1980, as California was recovering from its longest drought since the Depression, state lawmakers thought they had found a solution to weather future water shortages.
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There is still a drought in the South East despite recent heavy rainfall, the Environment Agency says.
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Farm-state senators are increasing their request for drought relief dollars by half, saying the nation's farmers now need an estimated $6 billion or more in assistance.
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The United Nations has called for emergency assistance to help over 6.5 million people at risk from Afghanistan's worst drought in recent history.
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By Andy Reid, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Jun. 14--Many of South Florida's top water managers practice what they preach when it comes to water conservation, but utility records show at least three used more water this year than they did before drought restrictions.
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A drought in the Southeastern United States has become so severe that some cities are just months away from running out of water.
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Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  ["Drought Affects Half Million Hectares of Cropland in East China" - Xinhua headline]  Jinan, Feb.
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By Associated Press  LITTLE ROCK - Some Arkansas legislators are concerned the state may not be able to support an eastern Arkansas irrigation project and they want the nine-year-old $319 million estimate updated.
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Payments to Australia's drought-hit farmers could be linked to climate change schemes, under new plans.
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By Huang Zhiling  CHENGDU: Continued droughts have left nearly 4 million people in Southwest China's Sichuan Province short of drinking water.  Since early last month, Sichuan has witnessed a rise in rainfall.
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Drought continues to plague China's island province    HAIKOU, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- More than 30,000 people in China's southern province of Hainan are facing water shortages as the drought affecting the island is expected to last until May, local authorities said Tuesday.
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Australia pledged extra aid Tuesday for struggling farmers as the worst drought in a century slashes crop production and threatens to devastate rural communities.
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ATLANTA - After one of the driest springs in recent history, and looking  ahead to a parched weather forecast, Georgia farmers, environmental  officials and local authorities face some tough decisions about using water.
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Last-minute measures to combat a drought in the Southeast belie a history of inaction when it comes to managing and conserving water.