Overall Orange Drought for Europe-2026
in Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Montenegro, The Republic of North Macedonia, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Ukraine,

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 8 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID DR 1018332
Name: Europe-2026
Glide number: DR-2025-000239-ALB
Countries: Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Montenegro, The Republic of North Macedonia, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Ukraine,
Start Date: Middle of Dec 2025
Duration: 222 days (at 30 Jul 2026)
Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1487749 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Latest media headlines

17 Agosto 2026 8/17/2026 9:51:00 AM.

Caldo e incendi, la stagione terribile dell’UE non si arresta: in fiamme anche il Belgio, 2 morti in Grecia Dopo Francia e Spagna allerta anche in Belgio e Grecia. La commissaria per la gestione delle Crisi: "Intensa stagione degli incendi
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La UNGRD enfrenta el terremoto con las graves secuelas del saqueo y el.. 8/16/2026 10:57:00 AM.

Por cuenta de la extraña forma en que fue concebida, la UNGRD terminó convertida en un lucrativo fortín burocrático en el que algunas personas administraron sus cuantiosos recursos, haciendo de una institución que debía salvar vidas una tri
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L''Europa stretta nella morsa del caldo: oggi 150 milioni persone a ol.. 8/14/2026 12:47:00 PM.

Oltre 80 dipartimenti restano in allerta arancione almeno fino ad oggi, mentre gli incendi non sono ancora del tutto sotto controllo nel Pas-de-Calais. In alcune zone della Gran Bretagna , che registra il primo anno nella storia delle rilev
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Worsening drought and record heat grip Europe, fuelling extraordinary .. 8/12/2026 2:13:00 PM.

A prolonged, poor rainfall combined with recurrent and severe heatwaves, is worsening drought conditions across Europe. Following alarming signals in May , drought has further deteriorated in July and August, pushing Europe’s four major riv
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Analytical report

06/Aug/2026 09:29 UTC

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Data, images, links, services and documents

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