Overall Green Drought alert for Central Asia-2021 in Islamic Republic of Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan from 21 Oct 2021 00:00 UTC to 10 May 2024 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Drought for Central Asia-2021

in Islamic Republic of Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 31 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID	DR 1015257
Name:	Central Asia-2021
Glide number:	DR-2022-000215-AFG
Countries:	Islamic Republic of Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Start Date:	End of Oct 2021
Duration:	979 days
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 263840 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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