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

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 15 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID DR 1016449
Name: South America-2023
Glide number: DR-2023-000204-BRA
Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela
Start Date: End of Sep 2022
Duration: 648 days
Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 959881 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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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Analytical report

04/Jan/2024 14:20 UTC

GDO analytical report imported in GDACS update automatic procedure

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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),