Improving Drought Forecasts
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From the deserts of the American southwest to the pine forests of the Deep South, drought-weary residents have one thing on their minds: &quot;I wish it would rain!&quot; Technically, what they should be wishing for is &quot;more streamflow.&quot;  Find out why in today's story.
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Artificial rainfall temporarily eases drought in northwest China   XI'AN, Feb.
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By Brian Mink, The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Jun. 1--In response to the statewide Level 2 drought, pilot programs on water conservation are coming to six Georgia cities, and Macon is one of them.
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Recent storms, droughts and heat waves are probably being caused by global warming, which means the effects of climate change are coming
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By Staci Matlock, The Santa Fe New Mexican  Mar. 9--El Nino's winter moisture is dead, and La Nina's drying trend appears on its way to New Mexico, forecasters say.
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WASHINGTON - The US West, already suffering from a long drought, could be in for worse if past patterns hold up, experts said in the latest issue of the journal Science.
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A U.S. scientist says climate change is producing increasing drought conditions but the nation is doing little to prepare for potential catastrophe.
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The low snowpack in the Cascade Range is raising the specter of water shortages this summer, but a new study of tree-ring data indicates the Northwest has endured far worse droughts over the past 250 years &#151; and is likely to again.
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A team of University of Virginia researchers is working to increase the drought- and disease-resistance of the black-eyed pea, a staple of the diets of roughly 200 million people in west and central Africa.
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Despite plenty of warnings, critics say, Georgia never got around to developing a water management plan to handle a severe drought. Now that reservoirs already are shrinking and water supplies are threatened, lawmakers are scrambling to cope.
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Meteorologists at North Carolina State University are working on a way to more accurately measure rainfall in small areas.
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By NATE DEGRAFF  Lawns are browning. Farm fields are drying out. This month is one of the driest Mays on record.  But Guilford County is not in serious drought. Yet.
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By Andy Reid, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 18--Lingering drought conditions could lead to more water restrictions for western growers already worried about losing crops.
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Researchers examining ancient tree-ring records have linked prolonged periods of epic drought in the West with warmer temperatures, suggesting that global warming could promote long-term drought in the interior West.
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By Angie Herrington, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Jun. 9--From nurseries and golf courses to carpet mills and farmers, the list of those affected by the severe drought gripping the tri-state region is growing longer.
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By Dick Cook, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Jun. 25--With drought continuing across much of Georgia, officials are  getting increasingly strict about enforcing the state's water use  restrictions.
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By Greg Lavine, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.  Feb. 21--A new National Academy of Sciences report indicates that more  droughts and reduced flow of the Colorado River are problems that water  managers and scientists need to plan for now.