Overall Green Drought for Central Asia-2021 in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan from 21 Oct 2020 00:00 UTC to 20 Feb 2022 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green Drought for Central Asia-2021

in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 16 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID	DR 1014473
Name:	Central Asia-2021
Glide number:	DR-2021-000089-IRN
Countries:	Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Start Date:	End of Oct 2020
Duration:	478 days (at 20 Feb 2022)
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 64861 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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Analytical report

21/Mar/2022 10:02 UTC

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Analytical report

18/Oct/2021 14:31 UTC

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07/Jun/2021 06:01 UTC

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