Overall Green alert Drought for Central USA-2021
in United States

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 15 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1015088
Name: Central USA-2021
Countries: United States
Start Date: End of Oct 2023
Duration: 178 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 130787 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Articles: 843 | About casualties: 23 | Last hour: 9

Ethiopia High-Level Pledging Event: Government of Ethiopia and Interna ... 2024-04-16T17:00+0200.

With the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia now critical, the Government of Ethiopia and international partners meet today in Geneva to raise international support as the country’s UN-backed $3.24 billion humanitarian response plan for 2024
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UN seeks to raise $1 billion to boost aid to Ethiopia2024-04-16T16:56+0200.

GENEVA - The United Nations on Tuesday said it was seeking to raise $1 billion to boost humanitarian aid to Ethiopia, which has been hit by conflict, drought and floods. A U.N.-hosted pledging event, organised along with the governments of
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UN seeks to raise $1 billion to boost aid to Ethiopia2024-04-16T16:39+0200.

A general view shows people displaced due to the fighting between the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) Forces and Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) allied with Amhara Special Forces, at the Abi Adi camp for the Internally Displ
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UN Seeks to Raise $1 Billion to Boost Aid to Ethiopia2024-04-16T16:38+0200.

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A general view shows people displaced due to the fighting between the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) Forces and Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) allied with Amhara Special Forces, at the Abi Adi camp for
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2),