Overall Green Drought for Central-Eastern Europe-2026
in Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovakia, Ukraine

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 5 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1018332
Name: Central-Eastern Europe-2026
Countries: Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovakia, Ukraine
Start Date: End of Dec 2025
Duration: 141 days (at 20 May 2026)
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 1121379 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Latest media headlines

Resumen del mercado global de la fruta de hueso 6/12/2026 1:48:00 PM.

El mercado mundial de la fruta de hueso está entrando en un periodo de mayor disponibilidad con la generalización de las cosechas por todo el hemisferio norte. En varios países productores clave están llegando al mercado mayores volúmenes d
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Focus sul mercato mondiale delle drupacee 6/12/2026 4:36:00 AM.

Il mercato globale delle drupacee sta entrando in un periodo di crescente disponibilità, grazie all''estensione dei raccolti in tutto l''emisfero settentrionale. Volumi più consistenti di pesche, nettarine, albicocche e platicarpe stanno ar
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Hungarian researchers warn of the dangers of over-concreting 6/7/2026 12:24:00 PM.

According to the experts’ statement, the process is unsustainable, carries environmental, economic and social risks, and directly threatens the country’s food security and water retention capacity. According to data published by the Green P
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"L''inverno 25/26? Uno dei meno nevosi negli ultimi decenni sulle Alpi.. 6/5/2026 7:43:00 AM.

Nel dettaglio, nell''area alpina dei tre Paesi di riferimento : “Nel mese di novembre la temperatura dell''aria è stata molto vicina alla media climatica del periodo di riferimento (1991-2020) sia a basse quote sia in montagna . Tuttavia, i
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),