Overall Green Drought alert for South Angola-2024 in Angola from 21 Aug 2024 00:00 UTC to 18 Dec 2024 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Drought for South Angola-2024

in Angola

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 3 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID	DR 1017370
Name:	South Angola-2024
Countries:	Angola
Start Date:	End of Aug 2024
Duration:	82 days (at 20 Nov 2024)
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 23630 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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16/Dec/2024 09:38 UTC

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