Overall Green Drought alert for Western USA-2022 in United States from 21 Sep 2022 00:00 UTC to 10 Apr 2023 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Drought for Western USA-2022

in United States

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 7 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID	DR 1015974
Name:	Western USA-2022
Countries:	United States
Start Date:	End of Sep 2022
Duration:	224 days
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 45793 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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