Overall Orange Drought for East Africa-2026
in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia

Event summary

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

GDACS ID DR 1027450
Name: East Africa-2026
Glide number: DR-2026-000117-ETH
Countries: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia
Start Date: End of Apr 2026
Duration: 91 days (at 30 Jul 2026)
Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 570110 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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Caldo e malattie: West Nile, colera, ‘febbre della valle’. Il paradoss.. 8/14/2026 7:36:00 AM.

Dagli stagni alle zanzare. Uno dei fenomeni osservati riguarda la concentrazione degli animali. Quando gli habitat acquatici si riducono, specie che normalmente occupano aree diverse finiscono nelle stesse pozze residue, aumentando anche le
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), INFORM (2), (1),