Overall Green alert Drought for Central USA-2021
in United States

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 18 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1015088
Name: Central USA-2021
Countries: United States
Start Date: End of Jun 2022
Duration: 346 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 816829 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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Articles: 432 | About casualties: 3 | Last hour: 0

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Alluvione in Emilia Romagna, World Weather Attribution: “il clima non ... 2023-06-01T12:15+0200.

Gli scienziati provenienti da Italia Paesi Bassi Francia Stati Uniti e Regno Unito del World Weather Attribution , organizzazione che studia il legame tra eventi meteorologici e clima, ne sono convinti: il cambiamento climatico non avrebbe
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Zambians Say Climate Change Is Making Life Worse, Want Collective Acti ... 2023-06-01T06:43+0200.

Most say "a lot more" effort is needed from government, business and industry, ordinary citizens, and developed countries. Key findings About half (49%) of Zambians say droughts have become more severe in their region over the past decade,
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (37), WMO (1), INFORM (2),