Overall Orange alert Drought for Southeast Asia-2024
in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

Event summary

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

GDACS ID DR 1017005
Name: Southeast Asia-2024
Glide number: DR-2024-000057-VNM
Countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
Start Date: End of Feb 2024
Duration: 146 days
Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 420170 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Latest media headlines

Articles: 285 | About casualties: 26 | Last hour: 0

Climate change is intensifying sand and dust storms in Asia2024-07-12T12:26+0200.

More than half (56 per cent) of this increase was attributed to climate change, and 40 per cent to anthropogenic land cover changes. Natural cycle variability accounted for only 4 per cent of this change. While SDS may not pose a direct thr
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From mangoes to poultry, heatwave aftermath leaves Bangladesh food sec ... 2024-07-11T12:11+0200.

Extreme heat in Bangladesh on the back of frequent cyclones, droughts and floods is pushing the country further into a food security crisis . The intense heat, which peaked at a record 43.8°C in Jashore on April 30, caused widespread damage
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June warmest on record; every month since July 2023 breached 1.5 deg C ... 2024-07-08T08:51+0200.

With millions of people across five continents experiencing scorching heat last month, the European Union's (EU) climate agency, Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), confirmed on Monday that June was the warmest on record. It also marke
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June Warmest On Record Every Month Since July 2023 Breached 1.5 Deg C ... 2024-07-08T08:45+0200.

- Kashmir Observer) New Delhi- With millions of people across five continents experiencing scorching heat last month, the European Union's (EU) climate agency, Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), confirmed on Monday that June was the w
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2),