Overall Green alert Drought for Eastern China-2019
in China

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 4 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1013218
Name: Eastern China-2019
Countries: China
Start Date: End of May 2019
Duration: 136 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 158199 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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dry spellWed, 16 Oct 2019 05:43:00 +0200.

Drought. A drought is a period of below-average precipitation in a given region, resulting in prolonged shortages its waters supply, whether atmospheric, or ground water . A drought can last for months or years, or may be declared after as
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Natural disasters affect 110 mln people in China in first three quarte ... Thu, 10 Oct 2019 12:41:00 +0200.

BEIJING, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Natural disasters affected about 110 million people in China in the first three quarters of 2019, with 766 killed, 103 missing and 4.96 million relocated, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management Thursd
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WE ARE not in the winning circle. But the country is inside the circle ... Thu, 03 Oct 2019 14:56:00 +0200.

WE ARE not in the winning circle. But the country is inside the circle... with the highest risk of experiencing multiple climate hazards out of anywhere in the world, followed by Japan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and China. Around and around, in
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Before the floodSun, 29 Sep 2019 07:23:00 +0200.

Rising sea levels, intensifying droughts and unprecedented increase in wildfires — all are clear indications of accelerated climate change. Climate scientists have long argued that human activities are unquestionably the main source of clim
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