Overall Green alert Drought for Central USA-2021
in United States

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 6 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1015088
Name: Central USA-2021
Countries: United States
Start Date: End of Apr 2023
Duration: 221 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 63621 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2023. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Latest media headlines

Articles: 426 | About casualties: 6 | Last hour: 6

Dubai si prepara ad ospitare la conferenza globale sul clima2023-11-28T11:34+0100.

Dubai, 28 nov. (askanews) - Dubai si prepara ad ospitare la COP28 la conferenza globale sul clima che si terrà negli Emirati Arabi Uniti. I leader mondiali devono adottare misure urgenti per proteggere la salute soprattutto delle comunità p
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Dubai si prepara ad ospitare la conferenza globale sul clima2023-11-28T11:17+0100.

Dubai, 28 nov. (askanews) – Dubai si prepara ad ospitare la COP28 la conferenza globale sul clima che si terrà negli Emirati Arabi Uniti. I leader mondiali devono adottare misure urgenti per proteggere la salute soprattutto delle comunità p
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UN bolsters funding as Somalia grapples with severe flooding crisis2023-11-28T10:49+0100.

The United Nations humanitarian agency said Monday it has provided 5 million U.S. dollars in additional funding to help address the ongoing heavy rains and devastating flash floods in Somalia. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitar
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COP28: UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls for an end to the f ... 2023-11-28T10:40+0100.

2023-11-28T09:37:12.868Z. Highlights: COP28: UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls for an end to the fossil age. "Antarctica is crying out for action," UN chief says. Around 70,000 participants, including heads of state and government
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2),