Overall Green Drought for Central USA-2026
in Canada, United States

Event summary

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

GDACS ID DR 1018546
Name: Central USA-2026
Countries: Canada, United States
Start Date: Middle of Dec 2025
Duration: 121 days (at 20 Apr 2026)
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 385742 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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El efecto mariposa 7/27/2026 8:04:00 AM.

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"El verano de los 1000 incendios”: por qué los expertos vieron venir u.. 7/26/2026 5:02:00 PM.

Expertos de la Universidad de Michigan (UM) han descrito las causas y consecuencias de los devastadores incendios forestales de este año: más de 800 activos en Canadá, en Estados Unidos más de 100 y más de 1.000 en Europa. Incendios más fre
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Il muro di fuoco si alza davanti alla strada nella Columbia Britannica.. 7/26/2026 6:12:00 AM.

Un video girato da un testimone oculare mostra il cielo di un villaggio della Columbia Britannica che si tinge d''arancione venerdì 24 luglio, a causa degli incendi che divampano nel Canada occidentale. Quasi 34.000 fulmini caduti la scorsa
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Olio extravergine di oliva calabrese, l’oro verde della Magna Grecia 7/25/2026 2:31:00 PM.

Il rovescio della medaglia è la pressione sui prezzi . Mentre l’extravergine spagnolo è sceso rapidamente sotto i 4 euro/kg, quello italiano ha mantenuto quotazioni medie superiori ai 9 euro/kg fino a metà 2025 (ISMEA, 2025), per poi cedere
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),