Overall Green alert Drought for Armenia, Azerbaijan-2020
in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 13 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID DR 1014392
Name: Armenia, Azerbaijan-2020
Glide number: DR-2021-000148-ARM
Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran
Start Date: End of Aug 2020
Duration: 443 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 9549 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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European heatwave: Which countries face the biggest risk from wildfire ... Mon, 05 Jul 2021 17:56:00 +0200.

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Turkey's land rehabilitation combats drought, desertificationThu, 17 Jun 2021 15:39:00 +0200.

On Thursday, Turkey marked World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought . For a country hosting diverse agricultural lands, these two risks stemming from climate change are something not to underestimate. The government is pursuing effor
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'Desertification affects lives of nearly 2B people around world'Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:39:00 +0200.

ANKARA Desertification affects the lives of approximately 2 billion people around the world and turns people into "ecological migrants", according to the head of a nonprofit environmental group. Speaking to Anadolu Agency on the occasion of
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Analytical report

18/Oct/2021 14:31 UTC

GDO analytical report imported in GDACS update automatic procedure

Analytical report

18/Oct/2021 14:31 UTC

GDO analytical report imported in GDACS update automatic procedure

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