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Drought Declaration for Arizona
June 7, 2007
Governor Janet Napolitano signed a drought declaration for Arizona on May 22, 2007, calling upon citizens, businesses, schools, institutions of higher learning, and public agencies to increase water conservation efforts. The declaration comes as Arizona enters its second decade of a statewide drought due to long-term precipitation deficits and increased demand for water
Southwesterners hoping for a strong monsoon could be in for a disappointment. Or not.
July 11, 2006
Researchers at the UA and the University of New Mexico say La Niņa conditions, like those that developed earlier in 2006, could signal a stronger monsoon. But, they warn, the forces that control the timing and strength of monsoons are not fully understood.
Southwest drought can pack hefty economic punch, UA researchers say
March 14, 2006
In the grip of one of the state's worst droughts on record, business for Arizona's ski resorts dried up with the weather for much of the 2005-06 season, leaving the industry and its snow-dependent communities with potentially millions of dollars in lost revenue. UA researchers say the drought likely will cost many more millions of dollars if it persists.
Putting the Arizona drought plan into action
March 3, 2006
The one-two punch of warm temperatures and a record-breaking dry spell-coming roughly 10 years into a stubborn drought-is sapping life out of the environment and ski industry in Arizona, while reviving threats of a busy wildfire season, dwindling water supplies, and economic losses in the state.