Overall Orange Drought alert for South America-2023 in Bolivia, Brazil, Peru from 21 Sep 2022 00:00 UTC to 20 May 2024 00:00 UTC

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Overall Orange alert Drought for South America-2023

in Bolivia, Brazil, Peru

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 20 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID	DR 1016449
Name:	South America-2023
Glide number:	DR-2023-000204-BRA
Countries:	Bolivia, Brazil, Peru
Start Date:	End of Sep 2022
Duration:	598 days (at 20 May 2024)
Impact:	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2008583 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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