Overall Green Drought for Central-Eastern Europe-2026
in Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Slovakia, Ukraine

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 3 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1018332
Name: Central-Eastern Europe-2026
Countries: Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Slovakia, Ukraine
Start Date: End of Dec 2025
Duration: 80 days (at 20 Mar 2026)
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 713111 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),