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		<title>Southeast Watching, Waiting for Rain to Ease Severe Drought</title>
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					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy O'Connor]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2016 05:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Recent showers and storms have slightly eased the South&#8217;s severe drought, but experts say it wasn&#8217;t enough to make up for months of dry conditions before the rain finally fell. Nearly the entire region remains abnormally dry, and much more &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Recent Rain Does Little to Ease South Carolina Drought</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2016 06:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[South Carolina&#8217;s Upstate region remains in drought conditions despite rain in recent days. A new drought map issued by the state on Thursday finds Oconee, Pickens and Anderson counties still in severe drought conditions. More than a dozen other counties &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lack of Rain Fueling Fires in Western North Carolina</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2016 05:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Dry conditions accompanied by high winds are continuing to hamper efforts to control wildfires across western North Carolina. Although a cold front passed through the state on Saturday, there was no precipitation to help firefighters. The U.S. Forest Service reports &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Drought in Southeast States Wreaking Havoc on Crops, Increasing Fire Risk</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2016/10/31/430871.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy O'Connor]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2016 04:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Southeast News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2016 drought]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agriculture and crop industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alabama crops affected by drought]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alabama No Burn Order]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alabama wildfire alert]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Six months into a deepening drought, the weather is killing crops, threatening cattle and sinking lakes to their lowest levels in years across much of the South. The very worst conditions – what forecasters call &#8220;exceptional drought&#8221; – are in &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>South Carolina&#8217;s 2 Extremes: Part of State Recovers From Flood, Other Part in Drought</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Southeast News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hurricane Matthew]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Carolina Drought Response Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Carolina Hurricane Matthew damage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southeast Drought]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[As one part of South Carolina continues to recover from flooding caused by Hurricane Matthew, another area is suffering a drought. The Greenville News reports Upstate residents are being asked to conserve by limiting nonessential use of water, such as &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Alabama Facing Severe Drought Statewide</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2016 16:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A severe drought spreading rapidly across Alabama is forcing conservation measures and worrying farmers, and forecasters said Thursday there wasn&#8217;t much relief in sight. The latest federal assessment said an extreme drought covers the northern two-thirds of Alabama, and the &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Disaster Loans Available to Mississippi Businesses Affected by Drought</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2016/10/19/429818.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2016 16:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Small Business Administration says federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available in Mississippi as a result of a drought that began Aug. 9. The SBA said in a news release the loans would be available to small businesses, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Drought Declared in 53 Georgia Counties</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2016 04:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Environmental officials say a drought has been declared in north Georgia and metro Atlanta. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division announced in a news release Friday that 53 counties are experiencing severe or extreme drought conditions. Water officials say restrictions may &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>July Continued Earth&#8217;s Record-Setting Hot Streak</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2016/08/18/423781.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2016 12:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[As more than 100,000 Americans flee destructive wildfires in California and floods in Louisiana, earth sends yet another reminder that the worst is yet to come: a new record for planet-wide heat. Last month wasn&#8217;t just the hottest July on &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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