Overall Orange Drought for Central America-2026
in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador

Event summary

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

GDACS ID DR 1027449
Name: Central America-2026
Countries: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador
Start Date: Middle of May 2026
Duration: 71 days (at 30 Jul 2026)
Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 343582 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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Latest media headlines

UNICEF, CCCCC strengthen partnership to advance child centered climate.. 7/30/2026 1:17:00 PM.

BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will strengthen collaboration to protect children’s rights a
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Caribbean Children Are Now at the Center of Climate Plans 7/29/2026 10:10:00 PM.

Climate change is no longer being treated solely as an environmental problem. UNICEF says it has also become a child rights issue as the region faces growing risks from hurricanes, flooding, droughts, e xtreme heat and environmental degrada
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Regresa El Niño: América Latina se prepara para sequías e inundaciones 7/22/2026 3:59:00 AM.

Los gobiernos de América Latina comienzan a reforzar sus sistemas de respuesta ante el avance de El Niño en el océano Pacífico. La preparación incluye la movilización de bomberos, la activación de planes de contingencia y medidas para prote
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Latin American governments prepare for El Niño as drought loom 7/17/2026 1:28:00 PM.

BOGOTA, Colombia — Governments across Latin America are mobilizing firefighters, activating contingency plans and preparing water, energy and transportation systems as El Niño strengthens across the Pacific, raising concerns about drought,
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),