Overall Orange alert Drought for Central Asia-2021
in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 5 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID DR 1015257
Name: Central Asia-2021
Glide number: DR-2022-000215-AFG
Countries: Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Start Date: End of Oct 2021
Duration: 915 days
Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 349568 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Asia hit hardest by climate, weather disasters in 2023:UN2024-04-23T07:44+0200.

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Asia hit hardest by climate, weather disasters in 2023 — UN2024-04-23T07:42+0200.

GENEVA, Switzerland Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said Tuesday, with floods and storms the chief cause of casualties and economic losses. Global temperatures hit r
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Asia world's most disaster-prone region in 2023: WMO2024-04-23T07:42+0200.

New Delhi: Asia continued to bear the brunt of weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023, making it the world's most disaster-hit region, according to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization. Floods and storms led to
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2),