Overall Green Drought alert for Central Midwest (USA)-2024 in United States from 21 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC to 09 Dec 2024 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Drought for Central Midwest (USA)-2024

in United States

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 1 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID	DR 1017425
Name:	Central Midwest (USA)-2024
Countries:	United States
Start Date:	End of Sep 2024
Duration:	79 days
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 109269 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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14/Nov/2024 08:20 UTC

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