Overall Green Drought alert for South-West Australia-2023 in Australia from 21 Jul 2023 00:00 UTC to 30 Mar 2024 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Drought for South-West Australia-2023

in Australia

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 8 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID	DR 1016588
Name:	South-West Australia-2023
Countries:	Australia
Start Date:	End of Jul 2023
Duration:	329 days
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 101223 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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