Overall Orange Drought alert for South Africa - Lesotho-2020 in Lesotho, South Africa from 21 Mar 2020 00:00 UTC to 10 Aug 2020 15:27 UTC

Event summary

Mild to severe impacts to people and to one or more sectors of the economy.

Name:	South Africa - Lesotho-2020
Countries:	Lesotho, South Africa
Start Date:	End of Mar 2020
Duration:	198 days
Impact:	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 146335 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
1	0.5	04 Jun 2020 13:07	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 59642 km2	GDO
2	1.25	12 Jun 2020 17:47	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 122157 km2	GDO
3	1.25	22 Jun 2020 10:57	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 132463 km2	GDO
4	1.25	01 Jul 2020 16:07	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 51722 km2	GDO
5	1.25	15 Jul 2020 13:57	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 114581 km2	GDO
6	1.25	26 Jul 2020 17:17	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 115239 km2	GDO
7	1.25	02 Aug 2020 08:37	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 83547 km2	GDO
8	1.25	10 Aug 2020 15:27	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 181303 km2	GDO
9	1.25	26 Aug 2020 14:57	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 181303 km2	GDO
10	1.25	06 Sep 2020 16:47	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 146335 km2	GDO
11	1.25	24 Sep 2020 16:47	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 146335 km2	GDO
12	1.25	05 Oct 2020 09:27	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 146335 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
South Africa

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- Medium	Free State	South Africa
- Medium	Western Cape	South Africa
- Medium	Eastern Cape	South Africa
- High	Northern Cape	South Africa

More information

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