Overall Green Drought for Colombia, Venezuela-2026
in Colombia, , Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 5 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1023877
Name: Colombia, Venezuela-2026
Countries: Colombia, , Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela
Start Date: End of Feb 2026
Duration: 130 days (at 10 Jul 2026)
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 438607 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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S&P says El Niño unlikely to trigger rating changes, for now By Marc J.. 7/29/2026 12:51:00 PM.

By Marc Jones. LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) – El Niño is unlikely on its own to lead to sovereign rating downgrades unless the weather phenomenon proves significantly more severe than expected or governments respond ?with costly support measur
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S&P says El Niño unlikely to trigger rating changes, for now By Marc J.. 7/29/2026 12:48:00 PM.

By Marc Jones. LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) – El Niño is unlikely on its own to lead to sovereign rating downgrades unless the weather phenomenon proves significantly more severe than expected or governments respond ?with costly support measur
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S&P says El Niño unlikely to trigger rating changes, for now By Marc J.. 7/29/2026 12:46:00 PM.

By Marc Jones. LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) – El Niño is unlikely on its own to lead to sovereign rating downgrades unless the weather phenomenon proves significantly more severe than expected or governments respond ?with costly support measur
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El clima le pasa factura a la economía 7/28/2026 4:16:00 PM.

Ya conocemos la escena, saludamos al vecino: ¡Qué calor está haciendo! no? El calor se vuelve tema obligado en los ascensores, en las tiendas, en la oficina. Los embalses aparecen diariamente en las noticias, o entras zonas llega un aguacer
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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),