Overall Orange alert Drought for Northern Africa-2023
in Algeria, Spain, Morocco, Tunisia

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 12 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID DR 1016686
Name: Northern Africa-2023
Glide number: DR-2023-000260-DZA
Countries: Algeria, Spain, Morocco, Tunisia
Start Date: End of Sep 2023
Duration: 400 days
Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 176462 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Latest media headlines

Rare Sahara floods bring Morocco’s dried-up south back to life 10/27/2024 4:40:00 PM.

In Morocco’s southeastern desert, a rare downpour has brought lakes and ponds back to life, with locals -- and tourists -- hailing it as a gift from the heavens. In Merzouga, an attractive tourist town some 600 kilometres (370 miles) southe
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Rare Sahara floods bring Morocco''s dried-up south back to life 10/27/2024 10:41:00 AM.

MERZOUGA (Morocco) (AFP) In Morocco''s southeastern desert, a rare downpour has brought lakes and ponds back to life, with locals and tourists hailing it as a gift from the heavens. In Merzouga, an attractive tourist town some 600 kilometre
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Rare Sahara floods brings dried-up Morocco south back to life 10/27/2024 8:41:00 AM.

In Morocco''s southeastern desert, a rare downpour has brought lakes and ponds back to life, with locals - and tourists - hailing it as a gift from the heavens. In Merzouga, an attractive tourist town some 600 kilometres southeast of the ca
...(more)
Rare downpour transforms Morocco''s golden dunes into lush lakes 10/27/2024 8:34:00 AM.

In Morocco''s southeastern desert, a rare downpour has brought lakes and ponds back to life, with locals and tourists hailing it as a gift from the heavens. In Merzouga, an attractive tourist town some 600 kilometers (370 miles) southeast o
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Analytical report

07/Oct/2024 13:59 UTC

GDO analytical report imported in GDACS update automatic procedure

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31/Jul/2024 04:30 UTC

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Analytical report

23/Feb/2024 08:39 UTC

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