Overall Green Drought for Central America-2026
in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 1 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1027449
Name: Central America-2026
Countries: Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador
Start Date: End of May 2026
Duration: 21 days (at 20 Jun 2026)
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 92257 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Latest media headlines

Seguridad alimentaria: colapso de producción y rendimientos 7/13/2026 5:26:00 PM.

Hablo de su mayor factor de riesgo: el ambiente, el clima. Para comprender a fondo la vulnerabilidad estructural del país, es idóneo comenzar por la producción alimentaria. La razón de priorizar este eje es de carácter sistémico: en Guatema
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),