Overall Green alert Drought for Southeast Asia-2024
in China, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 3 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID DR 1017005
Name: Southeast Asia-2024
Glide number: DR-2024-000057-VNM
Countries: China, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand
Start Date: End of Feb 2024
Duration: 217 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 27416 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Cambodia''s new canal could boost trade but risks harming key river 9/28/2024 8:13:00 AM.

PREK TAKEO, Cambodia - The Mekong River is a lifeline for millions in the six countries it traverses on its way from its headwaters to the sea, sustaining the world''s largest inland fishery and abundant rice paddies on Vietnam''s Mekong De
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Cambodia''s new canal could boost trade but risks harming key river 9/28/2024 8:11:00 AM.

PREK TAKEO, Cambodia - The Mekong River is a lifeline for millions in the six countries it traverses on its way from its headwaters to the sea, sustaining the world''s largest inland fishery and abundant rice paddies on Vietnam''s Mekong De
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Cambodia''s new canal could boost trade but risks harming key river 9/28/2024 7:59:00 AM.

PREK TAKEO, Cambodia - The Mekong River is a lifeline for millions in the six countries it traverses on its way from its headwaters to the sea, sustaining the world''s largest inland fishery and abundant rice paddies on Vietnam''s Mekong De
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Cambodia''s new canal could boost trade but risks harming key river 9/28/2024 7:56:00 AM.

PREK TAKEO, Cambodia - The Mekong River is a lifeline for millions in the six countries it traverses on its way from its headwaters to the sea, sustaining the world''s largest inland fishery and abundant rice paddies on Vietnam''s Mekong De
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2),