Overall Green Drought alert for Central China-2018 in China from 21 Jul 2018 00:00 UTC to 17 Nov 2018 06:57 UTC

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Overall Green alert Drought for Central China-2018

in China

Event summary

No evidence of relevant impacts or not enough information available to date.

Name:	Central China-2018
Countries:	China
Start Date:	End of Jul 2018
Duration:	127 days
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 133152 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

GDACS Score

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Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Description impact	Source
6	0.25	19 Sep 2018 08:27	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 180850 km2	GDO
7	0.25	23 Sep 2018 10:07	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 180850 km2	GDO
8	0.25	10 Oct 2018 08:17	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 180850 km2	GDO
9	0.5	17 Nov 2018 06:57	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 133152 km2	GDO
10	0.5	24 Nov 2018 16:27	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 133152 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
China

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- Medium	Chongqing Shi	China
- Medium	Henan Sheng	China
- Medium	Hubei Sheng	China
- Medium	Shaanxi Sheng	China
- Medium	Sichuan Sheng	China
- Medium	Hebei Sheng	China
- Medium	Shanxi Sheng	China

More information

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