Overall Green alert Drought for Saskatchewan (Canada)-2023
in Canada

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 1 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1016298
Name: Saskatchewan (Canada)-2023
Countries: Canada
Start Date: End of Mar 2023
Duration: 80 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 30733 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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Il Governo canadese ha abbandonato i boschi e mette a rischio la salut ... 2023-06-09T23:05+0200.

Quasi 4 milioni di ettari di boschi canadesi in fiamme sono un’enormità e rischiano di compromettere gli equilibri ecologici di mezzo mondo, Europa compresa. Come mai nessuno accusa di insipienza e inadeguatezza l’attuale Governo del Canada
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Will Wildfires Like These Become the New Normal? NEW YORK — With so mu ... 2023-06-09T22:52+0200.

People sit on benches in Rittenhouse Park in Philadelphia on Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Michelle Gustafson/The New York Times) NEW YORK — With so much toxic wildfire smoke moving across the Canadian border and upending life across the eastern
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Moderate air quality forecast in Northeast US for the weekend after tw ... 2023-06-09T20:37+0200.

Smoke coming from Canada captured from Brooklyn Bridge Park in New York. Photo: Scott Heins/Getty Images. Although it is registered an improvement in air conditions at least on the east coast of the United States after two days of orange sm
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