Overall Orange Drought alert for Southwestern Africa-2023 in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa from 21 Aug 2023 00:00 UTC to 30 Apr 2024 00:00 UTC

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Overall Orange alert Drought for Southwestern Africa-2023

in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 8 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID	DR 1016682
Name:	Southwestern Africa-2023
Glide number:	DR-2023-000269-NAM
Countries:	Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
Start Date:	End of Aug 2023
Duration:	341 days
Impact:	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 88395 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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La siccità minaccia quasi 300.000 bambini in Africa meridionale2024-07-26T16:36+0200.

AgenPress . Secondo l’UNICEF, la grave siccità che ha colpito vaste aree dell’Africa meridionale minaccia la vita di centinaia di migliaia di bambini nei 6 Paesi più colpiti. Si prevede che nel 2024 oltre 270.000 bambini soffriranno di maln

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Mondo Clima. Unicef: “Quasi 300 mila bambini minacciati di malnutrizio ... 2024-07-26T15:36+0200.

Secondo l'Unicef, la grave siccità che ha colpito vaste aree dell'Africa meridionale minaccia la vita di centinaia di migliaia di bambini nei 6 Paesi più colpiti . “Si prevede che nel 2024 oltre 270.000 bambini soffriranno di malnutrizione

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Southern Africa: Southern African Drought - Extreme Hardship, Hopefull ... 2024-07-26T13:55+0200.

Johannesburg, South Africa Heading into the traditional dry period of winter in southern Africa, there was significant consternation due to the drastically below average rainfall the region has been experiencing since January 2024. Countrie

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Unicef: la siccità minaccia quasi 300.000 bambini in 6 Paesi dell'Afri ... 2024-07-26T12:57+0200.

La direttrice regionale dell'Unicef per l'Africa orientale e meridionale, Etleva Kadilli, sottolinea che «I bisogni umanitari che i bambini devono affrontare a causa di El Niño sono estremamente preoccupanti”, L'aumento dell'insicurezza ali

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19/Apr/2024 09:40 UTC

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14/Jun/2024 15:42 UTC

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