Overall Orange alert Drought for Argentina, Paraguay-2021
in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 37 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID DR 1013868
Name: Argentina, Paraguay-2021
Glide number: DR-2021-000178-BOL
Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay
Start Date: End of Jan 2020
Duration: 1419 days
Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 995245 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2023. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 332 | About casualties: 2 | Last hour: 0

Desertification crisis demands world’s attention2023-12-10T19:44+0100.

As the COP28 climate change summit progresses in Dubai, one can only hope that negotiators from various parts of the world have taken note of a report released at the beginning of the conference warning the world about the rapid rise in des
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How climate change threatens agriculture2023-12-08T17:42+0100.

Warmer temperatures contribute to increased severity and frequency of droughts. In Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya, "five consecutive below-average rainy seasons left 23.4 million people acutely food insecure," revealed a World Food Program rep
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Food Insecurity Intensifies in Eastern Africa, a Consequence of Climat ... 2023-12-08T15:49+0100.

A recent report from the World Food Programme (WFP) highlights the escalating food insecurity crisis in eastern Africa, exacerbated by a combination of drought and devastating floods linked to the El Niño phenomenon. The grim situation is p
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FAO: Indice prezzi dei prodotti alimentari rimane stabile in novembre2023-12-08T14:33+0100.

GD - Roma, 8 dic. 23 - L'indice di riferimento dei prezzi dei generi alimentari a livello mondiale è rimasto sostanzialmente stabile a novembre, con un calo delle quotazioni internazionali dei cereali compensato da un aumento dei prezzi deg
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Analytical report

14/Jul/2023 13:47 UTC

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Analytical report

21/Mar/2022 10:02 UTC

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Analytical report

18/Oct/2021 14:30 UTC

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26/Nov/2021 03:47 UTC

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