Overall Green alert Drought for South Brazil-2018
in Brazil

Event summary

Drought 2018 Brazil is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Updated: this report is based on episode 0.

Name: South Brazil-2018
Countries: Brazil
Start Date: End of Dec 2017
Duration: 259 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 87604 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

GDACS Score

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Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateDescription impactSource
1 0.5 10 Aug 2018 09:17 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 683072 km2 GDO
2 0.5 20 Aug 2018 08:37 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 731909 km2 GDO
3 0.5 20 Aug 2018 10:17 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 731909 km2 GDO
4 0.5 20 Aug 2018 10:37 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 731909 km2 GDO
5 0.5 29 Aug 2018 15:17 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 731909 km2 GDO
6 0.5 29 Aug 2018 15:27 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 87604 km2 GDO
7 0.5 06 Sep 2018 09:57 Minor impact for agricultural drought in 87604 km2 GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Argentina
Brazil
Paraguay


Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri Name Country
- Medium Paraguay Paraguay
- Low Corrientes Argentina
- Medium Misiones Argentina
- Low Rio Grande Do Sul Brazil
- Medium Mato Grosso Brazil
- Medium Mato Grosso Do Sul Brazil
- Medium Minas Gerais Brazil
- High Parana Brazil
- High Rondonia Brazil
- Medium Santa Catarina Brazil
- Medium Sao Paulo Brazil

More information

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