Overall Green Drought alert for South-Eastern Europe and Black Sea-2024 in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Moldova, The Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Türkiye, Ukraine from 21 Mar 2024 00:00 UTC to 30 Oct 2024 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Drought for South-Eastern Europe and Black Sea-2024

in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Moldova, The Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Türkiye, Ukraine

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	DR 1017051
Name:	South-Eastern Europe and Black Sea-2024
Glide number:	OT-2022-000172-RUS
Countries:	Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Moldova, The Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Türkiye, Ukraine
Start Date:	End of Mar 2024
Duration:	214 days (at 30 Oct 2024)
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 694877 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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