Overall Orange Drought alert for Mexico, USA-2024 in Mexico, United States from 21 Feb 2024 00:00 UTC to 20 May 2024 00:00 UTC

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Overall Orange alert Drought for Mexico, USA-2024

in Mexico, United States

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 3 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID	DR 1016963
Name:	Mexico, USA-2024
Glide number:	DR-2024-000076-BLZ
Countries:	Mexico, United States
Start Date:	End of Feb 2024
Duration:	303 days
Impact:	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 387865 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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07/Oct/2024 13:58 UTC

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