Overall Orange alert Drought for South America-2023
in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, , Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, Venezuela

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 2 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1016449
Name: South America-2023
Glide number: DR-2023-000204-BRA
Countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, , Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, Venezuela
Start Date: End of Sep 2022
Duration: 758 days
Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 3630037 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Forest fire in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname - EC/ECHO daily mapFri, 16 Feb 2024 15:42

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Latest media headlines

Nuestra promesa para que América Latina y el Caribe cumpla con sus com.. 10/17/2024 4:18:00 AM.

El cambio climático es el tema definitorio de nuestra época, y estamos en un momento decisivo. No se trata simplemente de un problema ambiental, sino de una realidad inminente que afecta nuestras posibilidades de avanzar en el desarrollo hu
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Nuestra promesa para que América Latina y el Caribe cumpla con sus com.. 10/17/2024 4:10:00 AM.

El cambio climático es el tema definitorio de nuestra época, y estamos en un momento decisivo. No se trata simplemente de un problema ambiental, sino de una realidad inminente que afecta nuestras posibilidades de avanzar en el desarrollo hu
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How land clearance is destroying Bolivia''s forests 10/14/2024 4:18:00 PM.

Bolivia''s forests and pastures were already devastated by wildfires in 2019, with around 5.9 million hectares affected. This year, 6.9 million hectares have been ravaged by fire - an area almost the size of Ireland, Sierra Leone or Sri Lan
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How land clearance is destroying Bolivia''s forests 10/14/2024 4:17:00 PM.

Bolivia''s forests and pastures were already devastated by wildfires in 2019, with around 5.9 million hectares affected. This year, 6.9 million hectares have been ravaged by fire - an area almost the size of Ireland, Sierra Leone or Sri Lan
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Analytical report

07/Oct/2024 13:59 UTC

GDO analytical report imported in GDACS update automatic procedure

Analytical report

02/Aug/2024 07:09 UTC

GDO analytical report imported in GDACS update automatic procedure

Analytical report

04/Jan/2024 14:20 UTC

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