Overall Green Drought for Ethiopia-2025 in Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan from 21 Feb 2025 00:00 UTC to 20 Apr 2025 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green Drought for Ethiopia-2025

in Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 2 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID	DR 1017730
Name:	Ethiopia-2025
Countries:	Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan
Start Date:	End of Feb 2025
Duration:	49 days (at 20 Apr 2025)
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 60939 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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Analytical report

02/May/2025 14:38 UTC

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