Overall Green Drought alert for Southwestern Angola-2020 in Angola from 21 Sep 2020 00:00 UTC to 10 May 2021 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Drought for Southwestern Angola-2020

in Angola

Event summary

Serious risk of humanitarian impacts for the exposed population.

Name:	Southwestern Angola-2020
Countries:	Angola
Start Date:	End of Sep 2020
Duration:	440 days
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 4688 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	0.75	20 Jan 2021 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 596424 km2	GDO
2	0.75	30 Jan 2021 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 527357 km2	GDO
3	1	10 Feb 2021 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 698030 km2	GDO
4	1.25	20 Feb 2021 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 722404 km2	GDO
5	2.25	02 Mar 2021 00:00	Severe impact for agricultural drought in 624292 km2	GDO
6	2.25	10 Mar 2021 00:00	Severe impact for agricultural drought in 731009 km2	GDO
7	2.25	20 Mar 2021 00:00	Severe impact for agricultural drought in 970323 km2	GDO
8	2.25	30 Mar 2021 00:00	Severe impact for agricultural drought in 193237 km2	GDO
9	2.25	10 Apr 2021 00:00	Severe impact for agricultural drought in 205215 km2	GDO
10	2.25	20 Apr 2021 00:00	Severe impact for agricultural drought in 205215 km2	GDO
11	2.25	30 Apr 2021 00:00	Severe impact for agricultural drought in 149064 km2	GDO
12	2.25	10 May 2021 00:00	Severe impact for agricultural drought in 149064 km2	GDO
13	1.5	30 May 2021 00:00	Severe impact for agricultural drought in 149064 km2	GDO
14	1.5	10 Jun 2021 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 4688 km2	GDO
15	1.5	20 Jun 2021 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 4688 km2	GDO
16	1.5	30 Jun 2021 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 4688 km2	GDO
17	1.25	10 Jul 2021 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 4688 km2	GDO
18	1.25	20 Jul 2021 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 4688 km2	GDO
19	1.25	30 Jul 2021 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 4688 km2	GDO
20	1.25	10 Aug 2021 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 4688 km2	GDO
21	1.25	20 Aug 2021 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 4688 km2	GDO
22	1.25	30 Aug 2021 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 4688 km2	GDO
23	1.25	10 Sep 2021 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 4688 km2	GDO
24	1.25	20 Sep 2021 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 4688 km2	GDO
25	1.25	30 Sep 2021 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 4688 km2	GDO
26	1.25	10 Oct 2021 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 4688 km2	GDO
27	1.25	20 Oct 2021 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 4688 km2	GDO
28	1.25	30 Oct 2021 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 4688 km2	GDO
29	0.75	10 Nov 2021 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 4688 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Angola
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- Low	Benguela	Angola
- Low	Namibe	Angola
- High	Bie	Angola
- High	Lunda Sul	Angola
- Medium	Malanje	Angola
- High	Moxico	Angola
- High	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo

More information

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