National climatologists project more Texas drought in 2012

If weather patterns hold true, ranchers will find it just as hard to feed and water herds next year. Farmers will find just as much dust in their fields. Homeowners will see continued watering restrictions that could get even tighter, and fires will rage in areas not already burned. Bill Proenza is director of the National Weather Service southern region. "The National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center is looking ahead and seeing similar conditions setting up again for the upcoming year," Proenza said. About 100 climate scientists from several states gathered in Fort Worth to look ahead. They don't like what they see...more