Overall Green Drought alert for Southern Europe-2023 in Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Türkiye from 11 Aug 2023 00:00 UTC to 06 Jul 2025 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Drought for Southern Europe-2023

in Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Türkiye

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 22 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID	DR 1016679
Name:	Southern Europe-2023
Glide number:	DR-2023-000267-ALB
Countries:	Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Türkiye
Start Date:	Middle of Aug 2023
Duration:	660 days (at 10 Jun 2025)
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 97892 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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Europe’s summer of drought has already begun. 5/31/2025 3:07:00 PM.

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The most at risk from drought, the European Observatory warns of Spain.. 5/30/2025 4:06:00 PM.

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