Overall Green Drought alert for Panama-Colombia-2023 in Colombia, Panama from 21 Apr 2023 00:00 UTC to 30 Mar 2024 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Drought for Panama-Colombia-2023

in Colombia, Panama

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 11 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID	DR 1016315
Name:	Panama-Colombia-2023
Countries:	Colombia, Panama
Start Date:	End of Apr 2023
Duration:	377 days
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 140180 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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