Overall Orange Drought for South America-2023 in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Paraguay from 21 Sep 2022 00:00 UTC to 07 May 2026 00:00 UTC

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Overall Orange Drought for South America-2023

in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Paraguay

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 43 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID	DR 1016449
Name:	South America-2023
Glide number:	DR-2023-000204-BRA
Countries:	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Paraguay
Start Date:	End of Sep 2022
Duration:	1288 days (at 10 Apr 2026)
Impact:	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1064960 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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Latest media headlines

The causes behind the silent spread of hantavirus: why cases are incre.. 5/8/2026 3:29:00 PM.

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#Hantavirus. Il focolaio sulla nave da crociera e l’Argentina come epi.. 5/8/2026 12:02:00 AM.

Il caso della MV Hondius, partita da Ushuaia con tre morti a bordo, ha acceso i riflettori su una realtà sudamericana poco nota: in Argentina i contagi sono raddoppiati in un anno, la letalità è alle stelle e il cambiamento climatico sta sp

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L’ hantavirus torna a far paura in Argentina dopo l’epidemia che ha colpito la nave da crociera MV Hondius nell’Oceano Atlantico, causando la morte di tre passeggeri. Funzionari ed esperti argentini stanno cercando di stabilire se il Paese

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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Analytical report

20/Dec/2024 14:17 UTC

GDO analytical report imported in GDACS update automatic procedure

Analytical report

07/Oct/2024 13:59 UTC

GDO analytical report imported in GDACS update automatic procedure

Analytical report

02/Aug/2024 07:09 UTC

GDO analytical report imported in GDACS update automatic procedure

Analytical report

04/Jan/2024 14:20 UTC

GDO analytical report imported in GDACS update automatic procedure

Daily Maps: ECHO Daily Map of 19 December 2024

19/Dec/2024 15:37 UTC

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),

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