Overall Green Drought for Iberian Peninsula-2022 in Spain, Portugal from 21 May 2022 00:00 UTC to 30 Jul 2023 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green Drought for Iberian Peninsula-2022

in Spain, Portugal

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 15 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID	DR 1015708
Name:	Iberian Peninsula-2022
Glide number:	DR-2022-000389-ESP
Countries:	Spain, Portugal
Start Date:	End of May 2022
Duration:	426 days (at 30 Jul 2023)
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 24778 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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La NASA analiza la DANA que inundó zonas de España 9/6/2023 9:24:00 AM.

La NASA analiza la DANA que inundó zonas de España. Según informes de prensa, el sistema de bajas presiones, DANA, inundó calles al suroeste de Madrid, zonas de Toledo y provocó que los ríos se desbordaran y destruyeran puentes Imagen del 4

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The dana, “of extraordinary power”, reduces the rain deficit in Spain .. 9/5/2023 11:26:00 PM.

What effects the dana has had on the battered swamps of the drought after a dry and hot summer is the big question that many ask when seeing the magnitude of the water that fell in Spain in just three days. The answer to this question is, f

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Maltempo in Spagna, tre morti 9/5/2023 12:18:00 PM.

Tre morti e tre dispersi: è il bilancio dell’ondata di maltempo che ha colpito in questi giorni le regioni di Madrid e Castiglia La Mancia. Le intense precipitazioni sono giunte dopo un lungo periodo di siccità e si sono abbattute con estre

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La Spagna fa la conta dei danni delle alluvioni, 3 morti e 3 dispersi 9/5/2023 11:18:00 AM.

Villamanta (Spagna), 5 set. (askanews) - Le piogge torrenziali che hanno colpito la Spagna hanno provocato ingenti danni. Almeno tre persone sono morte e altre tre sono disperse, moltissime case si sono allagate, l'acqua e il fango che si s

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