Overall Green alert Drought for Northern Great Plains (Canada, USA)-2023
in Canada, United States

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 9 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1016298
Name: Northern Great Plains (Canada, USA)-2023
Countries: Canada, United States
Start Date: End of Jan 2023
Duration: 321 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 101411 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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2023 Will Officially Be the Hottest Year on Record, Scientists Say2023-12-07T18:44+0100.

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Hottest October on record as 2023 on track to be warmest year in histo ... 2023-12-06T17:13+0100.

Paris - Last month was the hottest October on record globally, according to Europe's climate monitor who warned that months of exceptional heat are likely to make 2023 the warmest year in history. With temperatures soaring beyond previous a
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Atmosphere, Vol. 14, Pages 1794: A Review of User Perceptions of Droug ... 2023-12-06T15:39+0100.

Drought monitoring and early detection have improved greatly in recent decades through the development and refinement of numerous indices and indicators. However, a lack of guidance, based on user experience, exists as to which drought-moni
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2),