Overall Green Drought for Central-East USA, North-East Mexico-2025 in Canada, Mexico, United States from 21 Aug 2025 00:00 UTC to 05 Mar 2026 11:07 UTC

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Overall Green Drought for Central-East USA, North-East Mexico-2025

in Canada, Mexico, United States

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 6 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID	DR 1018093
Name:	Central-East USA, North-East Mexico-2025
Countries:	Canada, Mexico, United States
Start Date:	End of Aug 2025
Duration:	174 days (at 20 Feb 2026)
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 569252 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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