Overall Green alert Drought for Namibia-2023
in Namibia

Event summary

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

GDACS ID DR 1016682
Name: Namibia-2023
Countries: Namibia
Start Date: End of Aug 2023
Duration: 267 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 22275 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Articles: 122 | About casualties: 2 | Last hour: 0

Getting to Grips With Namibia’s Drought Crisis2024-05-12T08:21+0200.

NAMIBIA, KNOWN AS one of the driest countries south of the Sahara, has faced continuous drought conditions for many years. The effects of drought can be far-reaching and profound, leading to crop failures, food shortages, loss of livestock,
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Ex chiesa dei Batù: un maggio verde con "Arboretum"2024-05-11T15:11+0200.

Si tinge di verde il maggio del Club Unesco “Monferrato degli Infernot”. Il collettivo, cavalcando ancora l’onda lunga dei festeggiamenti del primo decennale dei Paesaggi Vitivinicoli Patrimonio dell’Umanità, ha inaugurato lo scorso mercole
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NAMIBIA, LA PERSISTENTE SICCITA’ MINACCIA I LEONI DEL DESERTO2024-05-06T17:08+0200.

La popolazione di leoni del deserto della Namibia, che popolano l’aspra regione del Kunene, nel nord-ovest del Paese, è diminuita del 21% nell’ultimo anno a causa dell’effetto domino della diminuzione delle prede disponibili provocata dalla
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Siccità affligge popolazioni leoni del deserto in Namibia2024-05-06T15:49+0200.

(ANSA) – CITTÀ DEL CAPO, 06 MAG – La popolazione di leoni del deserto della Namibia, che popolano l’aspra regione del Kunene, nel nord-ovest del Paese, è diminuita del 21% nell’ultimo anno a causa dell’effetto domino della diminuzione delle
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19/Apr/2024 09:40 UTC

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