Overall Green alert Drought for Dominican Republic - Haiti - Cuba-2023
in The Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 3 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1016107
Name: Dominican Republic - Haiti - Cuba-2023
Countries: The Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti
Start Date: End of Jan 2022
Duration: 501 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 41023 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2023. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Articles: 249 | About casualties: 3 | Last hour: 0

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We could have had the intuition, but the figures are unambiguous. The perception of climate change in the summer period is stronger in the Paca Region, compared to the rest of France. More worry-laden, too. These are the lessons of an unpre
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Broken Record: Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels Jump Again2023-06-06T07:04+0200.

Carbon dioxide levels measured at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory peaked at 424 parts per million in May, continuing a steady climb further into territory not seen for millions of years, scientists from NOAA and Scripps In
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Scripps News Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels saw another steep jump ... 2023-06-06T04:16+0200.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 2023 measured levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that haven't been as high for millions of years. Atmospheric CO2 reached an average of 424 parts per million in May, an increase
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Scripps News Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels saw another steep jump ... 2023-06-06T04:02+0200.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 2023 measured levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that haven't been as high for millions of years. Atmospheric CO2 reached an average of 424 parts per million in May, an increase
...(more)

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (37), WMO (1), INFORM (2),