Overall Green alert Drought for South-East Asia-2023
in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 11 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1016209
Name: South-East Asia-2023
Countries: China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand
Start Date: End of Jan 2023
Duration: 361 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 23022 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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China considered more at risk from warming2024-01-20T01:58+0100.

The trend of climate change will continue for the foreseeable future and humanity will face a hotter and often drier tomorrow, experts from the National Climate Center warned at a news conference on Friday. It is crucial to enhance the abil
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Experts warn people need to prepare for extreme weather2024-01-19T08:48+0100.

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Experts warn individuals need to prepare for extreme weather events2024-01-19T07:45+0100.

The trend of global warming will continue for a long term and human society will face a future that is hotter, drier and more humid, National Climate Center's experts said at a news conference on Friday. It is crucial to enhance the ability
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2),