Overall Green Drought for Northern South America, Panama Isthmus-2026 in Venezuela from 21 Feb 2026 00:00 UTC to 30 Jul 2026 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green Drought for Northern South America, Panama Isthmus-2026

in Venezuela

Event summary

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

Name:	Northern South America, Panama Isthmus-2026
Countries:	Venezuela
Start Date:	End of Feb 2026
Duration:	150 days (at 30 Jul 2026)
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 1043274 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	0.25	10 Jun 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 147067 km2	GDO
2	0.5	20 Jun 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 373447 km2	GDO
3	0.75	30 Jun 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 438607 km2	GDO
4	0.75	10 Jul 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 438607 km2	GDO
5	0.75	20 Jul 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 507688 km2	GDO
6	0.75	30 Jul 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 528277 km2	GDO
7	0.75	10 Aug 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 687472 km2	GDO
8	0.75	18 Sep 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 965470 km2	GDO
9	0.75	30 Aug 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 881237 km2	GDO
10	0.75	10 Sep 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 941680 km2	GDO
11	0.75	15 Oct 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 1043274 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name
- Medium	Costa Rica
- Medium	Nicaragua
- Medium	Panama
- Medium	Antioquia
- Low	Arauca
- Medium	Atlantico
- Medium	Bolivar
- Medium	Boyaca
- Medium	Buenaventura
- Low	Casanare
- Medium	Cauca
- Medium	Cesar
- Medium	Choco
- Medium	Cordoba
- Medium	Guajira
- Medium	Magdalena
- Medium	Narino
- Medium	Norte De Santander
- Medium	Santander
- Medium	Sucre
- Medium	Valle Del Cauca
- Medium	Vichada
- Medium	Anzoategui
- Medium	Apure
- Medium	Aragua
- Medium	Barinas
- Medium	Bolivar
- Medium	Carabobo
- Medium	Cojedes
- Medium	Falcon
- Medium	Guarico
- Medium	Lara
- Low	Merida
- Medium	Miranda
- Medium	Portuguesa
- Medium	Tachira
- Medium	Trujillo
- Medium	Yaracuy
- Medium	Zulia

More information

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