Overall Green Drought for South Africa, Lesotho-2024 in Lesotho, South Africa from 21 Dec 2023 00:00 UTC to 20 Jun 2024 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green Drought for South Africa, Lesotho-2024

in Lesotho, South Africa

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 6 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID	DR 1016891
Name:	South Africa, Lesotho-2024
Glide number:	DR-2024-000018-ZMB
Countries:	Lesotho, South Africa
Start Date:	End of Dec 2023
Duration:	173 days (at 20 Jun 2024)
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 32033 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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Exposed population

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Analytical report

19/Apr/2024 09:40 UTC

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Daily Maps: ECHO Daily Map of 14 June 2024

14/Jun/2024 15:42 UTC

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