Overall Green Drought alert for Western Canada-2024 in Canada from 21 Nov 2023 00:00 UTC to 30 May 2024 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Drought for Western Canada-2024

in Canada

Event summary

No evidence of relevant impacts or not enough information available to date.

Name:	Western Canada-2024
Countries:	Canada
Start Date:	End of Nov 2023
Duration:	249 days
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 14770 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

GDACS Score

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Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Description impact	Source
1	0.25	30 May 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 48175 km2	GDO
2	0.25	10 Jun 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 84225 km2	GDO
3	0.25	20 Jun 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 84225 km2	GDO
4	0.25	27 Jul 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 14770 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Canada

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- Medium	Alberta	Canada
- Medium	British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique	Canada

More information

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