Overall Orange alert Drought for Argentina, Paraguay, Mato Grosso (Brazil)-2021
in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 12 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID DR 1013868
Name: Argentina, Paraguay, Mato Grosso (Brazil)-2021
Glide number: DR-2021-000178-BOL
Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay
Start Date: End of Jan 2020
Duration: 1421 days
Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1230856 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2023. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 335 | About casualties: 2 | Last hour: 0

Stabile l’indice FAO dei prezzi dei prodotti alimentari. Salgono i pro ... 2023-12-11T14:25+0100.

Scendono le quotazioni internazionali dei cereali, mentre salgono i prezzi degli oli vegetali. Per il prossimo anno è prevista una produzione cerealicola record. L’indice di riferimento dei prezzi dei generi alimentari a livello mondiale è
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En vacaciones, ¿el Niño se va a portar mejor de lo esperado?2023-12-11T06:16+0100.

Meses atrás, la confirmación científica de que el revoltoso fenómeno climático de El Niño iba a tomar el lugar de una Niña agotada, generó tanto alivio como preocupación. Alivio, porque llegarían a su fin varias temporadas de brutal sequía;
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Desertification crisis demands world’s attention2023-12-11T00:18+0100.

As the COP28 climate change summit progresses in Dubai, one can only hope that negotiators from various parts of the world have taken note of a report released at the beginning of the conference warning the world about the rapid rise in des
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Desertification crisis demands world’s attention2023-12-10T19:44+0100.

As the COP28 climate change summit progresses in Dubai, one can only hope that negotiators from various parts of the world have taken note of a report released at the beginning of the conference warning the world about the rapid rise in des
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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Analytical report

14/Jul/2023 13:47 UTC

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Analytical report

21/Mar/2022 10:02 UTC

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Analytical report

18/Oct/2021 14:30 UTC

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Daily Maps:

26/Nov/2021 03:47 UTC

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2),