Overall Green Drought for Congo Basin-2024 in Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea from 21 Feb 2024 00:00 UTC to 30 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green Drought for Congo Basin-2024

in Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 7 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID	DR 1016959
Name:	Congo Basin-2024
Countries:	Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea
Start Date:	End of Feb 2024
Duration:	213 days (at 20 Oct 2024)
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 393385 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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Analytical report

07/Oct/2024 13:59 UTC

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Analytical report

25/Sep/2024 13:39 UTC

GDO analytical report imported in GDACS update automatic procedure

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