Overall Orange alert Drought for Zambezi Basin-2024
in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 4 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID DR 1016878
Name: Zambezi Basin-2024
Glide number: DR-2024-000018-ZMB
Countries: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Start Date: End of Dec 2023
Duration: 164 days
Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1700725 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Latest media headlines

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Africa Drought Threat Intensifies, Causing Rise in Elephant Death Toll ... 2024-05-31T22:16+0200.

Drought has impacted Africa for years, aggravating humanitarian crises like widespread displacements and malnutrition due to food insecurity that affects millions of people. While the said natural disaster is notoriously known for destroyin
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Zambia, l’inflazione aumenta: +14,7% per i prezzi al consumo a maggio ... 2024-05-30T13:03+0200.

Il tasso di inflazione annuale dello Zambia ha accelerato ulteriormente a maggio, alimentato dalla debolezza valutaria e dagli effetti di una siccità indotta da El Niño, la peggiore in almeno quattro decenni. In particolare il dato, misurat
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El Niño mette in ginocchio l’Etiopia: Medici con l'Africa Cuamm attiva ... 2024-05-27T19:26+0200.

PADOVA\ aise\ - La secca più lunga degli ultimi quarant’anni, poi le piogge torrenziali, mettono in ginocchio il secondo paese più popoloso del continente africano, l’Etiopia . Nelle regioni meridionali, eventi alluvionali recenti hanno col
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Warming climate intensifies flash droughts worldwide2024-05-25T17:50+0200.

Sudden, severe dry spells known as flash droughts are rising in intensity around the world, with a notable exception in mountainous Central Asia, where flash drought extent is shrinking, according to new research. Heat and changes to precip
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Analytical report

19/Apr/2024 09:39 UTC

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