Overall Green alert Drought for Southeastern Mediterranean-2024
in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Saudi Arabia

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 7 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1016906
Name: Southeastern Mediterranean-2024
Countries: Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Saudi Arabia
Start Date: End of Nov 2023
Duration: 237 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 164728 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Inflation in Morocco falls by half a point in the second quarter2024-07-13T09:48+0200.

Morocco's low inflation is largely due to the country's economic structure, which is based on a steadily growing manufacturing economy. Inflation has been relatively low in recent years, with a consumer price index (CPI) of 0.7% in the seco
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June warmest on record; every month since July 2023 breached 1.5 deg C ... 2024-07-08T08:51+0200.

With millions of people across five continents experiencing scorching heat last month, the European Union's (EU) climate agency, Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), confirmed on Monday that June was the warmest on record. It also marke
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June Warmest On Record Every Month Since July 2023 Breached 1.5 Deg C ... 2024-07-08T08:45+0200.

- Kashmir Observer) New Delhi- With millions of people across five continents experiencing scorching heat last month, the European Union's (EU) climate agency, Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), confirmed on Monday that June was the w
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June warmest on record; every month since July 2023 breached 1.5 deg C ... 2024-07-08T08:14+0200.

NEW DELHI: With millions of people across five continents experiencing scorching heat last month, the European Union's (EU) climate agency, Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), confirmed on Monday that June was the warmest on record. It
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Analytical report

23/Feb/2024 08:39 UTC

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2),