Overall Green Drought alert for Central America, Mexico-2024 in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador from 21 Feb 2024 00:00 UTC to 30 Apr 2024 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Drought for Central America, Mexico-2024

in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador

Event summary

No evidence of relevant impacts or not enough information available to date.

Name:	Central America, Mexico-2024
Countries:	Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador
Start Date:	End of Feb 2024
Duration:	83 days
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 172829 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

GDACS Score

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Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Description impact	Source
1	0.5	10 Apr 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 168389 km2	GDO
2	0.75	20 Apr 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 168389 km2	GDO
3	0.75	30 Apr 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 172829 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Belize
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- High	Belize	Belize
- Medium	El Salvador	El Salvador
- High	Guatemala	Guatemala
- High	Honduras	Honduras
- High	Nicaragua	Nicaragua
- Medium	Campeche	Mexico
- Medium	Chiapas	Mexico
- High	Tabasco	Mexico
- Medium	Guanajuato	Mexico
- Medium	Hidalgo	Mexico
- Medium	Mexico	Mexico
- Medium	Puebla	Mexico
- Medium	Queretaro	Mexico
- Medium	San Luis Potosi	Mexico
- High	Tamaulipas	Mexico
- High	Veracruz	Mexico

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.

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