Overall Green alert Drought for Luzon (Philippines)-2018
in Philippines

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 5 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1012676
Name: Luzon (Philippines)-2018
Countries: Philippines
Start Date: End of Jul 2018
Duration: 190 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 44740 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Coal Authority : Newton Fund supports 4 projects on flooding and droug ... Wed, 30 Jan 2019 19:09:00 +0100.

Hydrometeorological hazards pose a direct threat to lives and livelihoods of people living in South East Asia, from death and injury to damaged or destroyed homes, businesses, transport links, power supplies and agricultural land. Climate c
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Natural disasters in 2018 claim over 10,000 livesWed, 30 Jan 2019 10:46:00 +0100.

By Zehra Ulucak. ANKARA. More than 10,000 lives were lost in natural disasters in 2018 and 61.7 million people affected, a UN report said. The report published by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) last week ana
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Natural disasters in 2018 claim over 10,000 livesWed, 30 Jan 2019 10:37:00 +0100.

More than 10,000 lives were lost in natural disasters in 2018 and 61.7 million people affected, a UN report said. The report published by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) last week analysed 281 such events. Ma
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Natural Disasters Ä°n 2018 Claim Over 10,000 LivesWed, 30 Jan 2019 09:38:00 +0100.

More than 10,000 lives were lost in natural disasters in 2018 and 61.7 million people affected, a UN report said. The report published by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) last week analysed 281 such events. Ma
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2),