Drought Conditions In the United States

• US Battles Epic Drought
  October 27, 2007 - Severe drought conditions are not unique to fire stricken California. The entire country is facing "epic" drought issues. In the southeast, Georgia is hardest hit.
  
  
• Beer - Possibly Threatened by Water Shortage
  October 11, 2007 (Los Angeles) - Dropping water levels may mean trouble for a Miller beer brewing plant in Azusa. The plant needs to conserve water (news video).
  
  
• California Water Officials Warn of Low Water Reservoirs
  October 2, 2007 - (San Francisco) - State water officials says that water reservoirs are down 40% from where they were this time last year, and the snow pack is dangerously thin. Video.
  
  
• Do As I Say Not As I Do
  August 10, 2007 - City officials in Los Angeles are asking residents to conserve water, but records show this is a clasic case of "Do As I Say, Not As I Do" as officials guzzle up the water.
  
  
• Drought Affecting Wisconsin Lakes
  August 7, 2007 - Two years into a drought, water levels in Wisconsin's lakes are dropping to dangerous levels. Many of these lakes are spring fed and are dependent on rainfall and groundwater.
  
  
• LA Embraces Conservation
  July 8, 2007 - (CBS News Video) With the driest weather since 1877, trendy Los Angeles residents are having to save water by using drought tolerant landscaping and other conservation measures.
  
  
• Drought Hits West and Southeast
  July 4, 2007 - Officials are worried about fires and other problems created by extreme drought conditions in the Western and Southeastern United States. CBS news video report.
  
  
• Colorado River Basin Vulnerable to Drought
  February 22, 2007 - A research branch of the National Academy of Science claims that the Colorado River Basin area could suffer extreme droughts because of global warming and growing populations.