Overall Green alert Drought for Southern Europe-2023
in Bulgaria, Spain, Greece, Italy, The Republic of North Macedonia, Malta, Türkiye

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 11 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID DR 1016679
Name: Southern Europe-2023
Glide number: DR-2023-000267-ALB
Countries: Bulgaria, Spain, Greece, Italy, The Republic of North Macedonia, Malta, Türkiye
Start Date: Middle of Aug 2023
Duration: 500 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 179404 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Latest media headlines

UN warns global drought carries $300B annual cost 12/3/2024 8:45:00 AM.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Drought costs the world more than $300 billion each year, the United Nations warned Tuesday in a report published on the second day of international talks on desertification in Saudi Arabia. Fueled by "human destructi
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JRC: le condizioni asciutte consentono di recuperare la campagna di se.. 11/27/2024 10:05:00 AM.

Secondo l’edizione di novembre del JRC MARS Bulletin – Crop Monitoring in Europe , temperature favorevoli e condizioni di umidità del suolo hanno aiutato gli agricoltori ad accelerare la semina e sono state favorevoli allo sviluppo iniziale
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2024 European Wine Harvest: Challenges and Resilience 11/18/2024 8:10:00 AM.

The European wine sector is reporting an estimated 144 million hectolitres (Mhl) of wine and must production for 2024. This represents a slight decrease of almost 3% from the previous year and 10% below the five-year average. This decline r
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The Freshwater Research and Innovations to Enhance Sustainability and .. 11/15/2024 11:53:00 AM.

The international conference titled “ From the Danube Source to Black Sea – Healthy Waters and Healthy Life ” held on October 15, 2024, at the Burgas Free University (BFU) in Burgas, Bulgaria hosted a panel discussion that was enquiring how
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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Analytical report

07/Oct/2024 13:59 UTC

GDO analytical report imported in GDACS update automatic procedure

Analytical report

31/Jul/2024 04:29 UTC

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Analytical report

06/Mar/2024 14:00 UTC

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Analytical report

23/Feb/2024 09:05 UTC

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Data, images, links, services and documents

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