Overall Green alert Drought for Western Himalaya-2020
in China, India, Nepal

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 9 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1014313
Name: Western Himalaya-2020
Countries: China, India, Nepal
Start Date: End of Jul 2020
Duration: 283 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 107666 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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La crisi climatica sta già causando più sfollati delle guerreTue, 25 May 2021 12:37:00 +0200.

Le persone costrette ad abbandonare i luoghi in cui vivono a causa di disastri naturali e ambientali sono già oggi in numero superiore di circa tre volte a quelle spinte a sfollare dalle guerre. Il , pubblicato nel 2021 dal Norwegian Refu
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No, esta imagen no es de 'muchas aves encontradas muertas' cerca de un ... Mon, 24 May 2021 14:11:00 +0200.

Sin embargo, el medio indio The News Minute publicó ese mismo año que "la imagen que ha estado circulando en las redes sociales no es cierta" y que se tomó 9 años antes en Bihar, otro de los estados de la India, cuando las aves "murieron de
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Sequía afecta cosechas de frijol y maíz, prevén aumento en importacion ... Sat, 22 May 2021 17:51:00 +0200.

La producción del frijol y maíz , alimentos indispensables en la dieta de la mayoría de los mexicanos, está en riesgo por la sequía que tiene a 43 de las 138 presas para riego con niveles por debajo del 20 por ciento de su capacidad , lo qu
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2),