Overall Green Drought for Central-Eastern USA-2025
in Canada, Mexico, United States

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 6 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1018093
Name: Central-Eastern USA-2025
Countries: Canada, Mexico, United States
Start Date: End of Aug 2025
Duration: 164 days (at 10 Feb 2026)
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 430417 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Canada drains its future while droughts deepen 2/14/2026 11:05:00 AM.

With all the recent talk of Canada’s precious natural resources, there is one that is too often overlooked and wasted: Water. A life essential, Canada is fortunate to be gifted with plenty of it, at least for now. We are number three on the
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Saint John Water dredging lakes to avoid water shortage after exceptio.. 2/11/2026 10:11:00 AM.

After a summer that saw parts of New Brunswick experience one-in-50-year droughts, Saint John Water is working to protect its water supply before the warmer months arrive. The city’s water utility will be dredging some of its surrounding la
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Canada Is Losing Track Of Its Wild Salmon - Just When We Need That Kno.. 2/9/2026 7:49:00 AM.

- The Conversation) Every year, Pacific salmon return from the ocean to the rivers and streams where they were born. These migrations nourish ecosystems, sustain Indigenous cultures and support fisheries that people across Western Canada re
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Forest conditions and extreme weather are... 2/6/2026 2:28:00 PM.

are increasingly affecting air quality and atmospheric composition across multiple regions as fire seasons lengthen. The assessment was set out in a statement delivered to the World Economic Forum in Davos on 22 January 2026 by Celeste Saul
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),