Overall Green alert Drought for North-West Australia-2024
in Australia

Event summary

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

GDACS ID DR 1016955
Name: North-West Australia-2024
Countries: Australia
Start Date: Middle of Jan 2024
Duration: 124 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 215168 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Farmers welcome more choice in new vehicle market2024-05-17T03:55+0200.

Farmers for Climate Action has welcomed the greater choice of vehicles farmers will soon have, after vehicle pollution standards, applying to new vehicles only, passed the Australian Parliament. Farmers for Climate Action, which represents
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Farmers Cheer Increased Options in New Vehicle Market2024-05-17T03:49+0200.

Farmers for Climate Action has welcomed the greater choice of vehicles farmers will soon have, after vehicle pollution standards, applying to new vehicles only, passed the Australian Parliament. Farmers for Climate Action, which represents
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16-May-2024 Airborne technology developed at USC brings new hope to ma ... 2024-05-16T23:09+0200.

Water shortages are expanding across the Earth. This is particularly acute in desert areas of the Middle East that are subject to both drought and extreme conditions such as flooding. As a result of these uncertainties, there is an increasi
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USC's Airborne Tech Maps Shallow Aquifers in Arid Deserts2024-05-16T23:08+0200.

Water shortages are expanding across the Earth. This is particularly acute in desert areas of the Middle East that are subject to both drought and extreme conditions such as flooding. As a result of these uncertainties, there is an increasi
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2),