Overall Green Drought for Himalaya-2025 in China, India, Nepal from 21 Jan 2025 00:00 UTC to 30 Sep 2025 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green Drought for Himalaya-2025

in China, India, Nepal

Event summary

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

Name:	Himalaya-2025
Countries:	China, India, Nepal
Start Date:	End of Jan 2025
Duration:	243 days (at 20 Oct 2025)
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 43989 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	10 Aug 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 197265 km2	GDO
2	0.5	20 Aug 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 175367 km2	GDO
3	0.5	30 Aug 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 87583 km2	GDO
4	0.5	10 Sep 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 87583 km2	GDO
5	0.5	20 Sep 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 87583 km2	GDO
6	0.25	30 Sep 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 43989 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
China
India
Nepal

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- Low	Nepal	Nepal
- Medium	Xizang Zizhiqu	China
- Low	West Bengal	India
- Low	Bihar	India

More information

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