Overall Orange alert Drought for Central Asia-2021
in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 5 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID DR 1015257
Name: Central Asia-2021
Glide number: DR-2022-000215-AFG
Countries: Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Start Date: End of Oct 2021
Duration: 915 days
Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 370501 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Il report annuale dell’Organizzazione Meteorologica Mondiale (OMM) “State of the Climate in Asia 2023” ha evidenziato come nello scorso anno l’Asia sia rimasta la regione più colpita al mondo da rischi meteorologici, climatici e legati all’
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Asia hit hardest by climate and weather disasters last year, says UN2024-04-23T23:49+0200.

Asia was the world’s most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said Tuesday, with floods and storms the chief cause of casualties and economic losses. Global temperatures hit record highs last yea
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Asia hit hardest by climate, weather disasters in 2023: UN2024-04-23T23:01+0200.

This aerial photo taken on April 22, 2024 shows a general view of flooded buildings and streets after heavy rains in Qingyuan city, in China’s southern Guangdong province. (Photo by CNS / AFP) / China OUT / CHINA OUT Asia was the world’s m
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2),