Overall Green Drought for Eastern Australia-2026
in Australia

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 3 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1018457
Name: Eastern Australia-2026
Countries: Australia
Start Date: End of Feb 2026
Duration: 79 days (at 20 May 2026)
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 159232 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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