Overall Green Drought for Central-Eastern Europe-2026 in Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Slovakia, Ukraine from 21 Dec 2025 00:00 UTC to 21 May 2026 13:07 UTC

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Overall Green Drought for Central-Eastern Europe-2026

in Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Slovakia, Ukraine

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 4 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID	DR 1018332
Name:	Central-Eastern Europe-2026
Countries:	Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Slovakia, Ukraine
Start Date:	End of Dec 2025
Duration:	121 days (at 20 May 2026)
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 504722 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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Coltivazioni, deficit idrico in aumento 5/20/2026 10:41:00 AM.

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Lo stato del clima in Europa: il continente che si sta riscaldando più.. 5/18/2026 8:56:00 PM.

Il 29 aprile 2026 è stato pubblicato il rapporto European State Of The Climate (ESOTC) 2025 , il bollettino ufficiale sullo stato del clima in Europa redatto dal Centro europeo per le previsioni meteorologiche a medio termine ( ECMWF , Euro

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Clima, l’Europa ha la febbre 5/16/2026 11:11:00 AM.

L’Europa si sta riscaldando più velocemente del resto del Pianeta, a una velocità doppia rispetto alla media della Terra. Si riduce la copertura nevosa e glaciale, le temperature dell’aria sono pericolosamente elevate , siccità, ondate di c

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Vino, Oiv: nel 2025 nel mondo calati consumi, scambi e superficie vita.. 5/14/2026 8:42:00 AM.

Milano, 14 mag. (askanews) Nel 2025 il settore vitivinicolo mondiale ha continuato a rallentare: i consumi sono scesi a 208 milioni di ettolitri, gli scambi internazionali a 94,8 milioni di ettolitri e la superficie vitata globale a 7,034 m

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