Overall Green alert Drought for South-Western Africa-2022
in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia

Event summary

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

GDACS ID DR 1016100
Name: South-Western Africa-2022
Countries: Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia
Start Date: Middle of Dec 2022
Duration: 180 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 620033 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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GMES & Africa Strengthens Synergy with PolicyMakers to Address Climate ... 2023-06-08T12:48+0200.

The Southern African Science Service Centre for Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) co-hosted this year’s GMES and Africa Southern African Regional Workshop that was he
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Waterworld, i sommersi della Terra2023-05-28T09:51+0200.

Alluvione: « Allagamento temporaneo di aree che abitualmente non sono coperte d’acqua. L’inondazione di tali aree può essere provocata da fiumi, torrenti, canali, laghi e, per le zone costiere, dal mare » (Ispra). Una definizione che contie
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Waterworld, i sommersi della Terra2023-05-25T12:13+0200.

Alluvione: «Allagamento temporaneo di aree che abitualmente non sono coperte d’acqua. L’inondazione di tali aree può essere provocata da fiumi, torrenti, canali, laghi e, per le zone costiere, dal mare» (Ispra). Una definizione che contiene
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Climate Change Powered the Mediterranean’s Unusual Heat Wave2023-05-05T15:04+0200.

The News. The early-season heat wave that broiled parts of Algeria, Morocco, Portugal and Spain last week almost certainly would not have occurred without human-induced climate change, an international team of scientists said in A mass of h
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