Overall Green Drought alert for Central Western Europe-2022 in Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Luxembourg, Poland, Sweden, from 21 Feb 2022 00:00 UTC to 30 Jul 2022 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Drought for Central Western Europe-2022

in Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Luxembourg, Poland, Sweden,

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	DR 1015605
Name:	Central Western Europe-2022
Countries:	Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Luxembourg, Poland, Sweden,
Start Date:	End of Feb 2022
Duration:	159 days
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 259545 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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04/Aug/2022 07:50 UTC

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