Overall Green alert Drought for Central China-2018
in China

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 4 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1012452
Name: Central China-2018
Countries: China
Start Date: End of Jul 2018
Duration: 127 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 133152 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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El deshielo de glaciares en los principales sitios del oeste de China se está acelerando rápidamente, indicó Greenpeace recientemente, lo que provocó la evacuación de miles de personas en los últimos meses y subraya la vulnerabilidad al cam
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World faces 'impossible' task at post-Paris climate talksWed, 28 Nov 2018 15:37:00 +0100.

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