Overall Green alert Drought for USA Southwest-2019
in United States

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 2 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1012848
Name: USA Southwest-2019
Countries: United States
Start Date: End of Dec 2018
Duration: 78 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 28645 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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‘Everything is destroyed’: 850,000 people in danger as Cyclone Idai mo ... Mon, 18 Mar 2019 08:25:00 +0100.

Almost 850 000 people have been affected by severe rains and flooding caused by cyclone Idai, a tropical cyclone that hit the Mozambican port of Beira on Thursday night. Parts of Malawi and Zambia have also been affected. So far, at least 1
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ECHO Factsheet Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia February 2018 - Indone ... Fri, 15 Mar 2019 23:42:00 +0100.

FACTS & FIGURES. More than 174 000 asylum seekers and refugees currently living in: Thailand (more than 7 600) Malaysia (more than 155 000) Indonesia (18 000) EU humanitarian funding: €4.63 million since 2016. Introduction. Considered safe
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