Southwest Drought

Drought Leaves Slim Pickings For Migrating Birds

AP | By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN | Posted 11.21.2011

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- From nesting grounds in Alaska and Idaho to the prairie potholes in Canada, thousands of sandhill cranes, snow geese and other mi...

One Rancher's Drought Is Another's Opportunity?

AP | By DAVID MERCER | Posted 11.19.2011

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The drought in the Southwest may help 29-year-old Chad Bicker get to his goal of being a full-time farmer and rancher by the time h...

Record Drought Grips Texas

AP | By BETSY BLANEY | Posted 07.10.2011

LUBBOCK, Texas -- With much of the nation focused on a spring marked by historic floods and deadly tornadoes, Texas and parts of several surrounding s...