Overall Green alert Drought for South USA-2022
in United States

Event summary

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

GDACS ID DR 1016053
Name: South USA-2022
Glide number: DR-2022-000390-BLZ
Countries: United States
Start Date: Middle of Nov 2022
Duration: 525 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 40748 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Cambio climático: desierto inundado y afloramientos en el mar2024-04-18T21:27+0200.

Apenas ha transcurrido una cuarta parte del año y los fenómenos atípicos del clima se siguen presentando. El cambio climático luce indetenible mientras los dirigentes debaten que medidas tomar. Incluso en países como los Emiratos Árabes Uni
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Dubai trying to dry out, clear airport after UAE see historic rainfall ... 2024-04-18T21:22+0200.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The United Arab Emirates tried to wring itself out Thursday after the heaviest recorded rainfall ever to hit the desert nation, with its main airport allowing more flights even as floodwater still covered port
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UAE still struggles to clean up after heaviest rains on record2024-04-18T21:15+0200.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday continued to grapple with the aftermath of its most intense rainfall on record , wits its main airport allowing more flights even as floodwater still covered portions of major highways and communit
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United Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rain ... 2024-04-18T20:28+0200.

— The United Arab Emirates struggled Thursday to recover from the heaviest recorded rainfall ever to hit the desert nation, as its main airport worked to restore normal operations even as floodwater still covered portions of major highways
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2),