Overall Green alert Drought for Turkey-2022
in Türkiye

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 2 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1015589
Name: Turkey-2022
Countries: Türkiye
Start Date: End of Apr 2022
Duration: 88 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 48149 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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