Overall Green alert Drought for Somalia-2023
in Somalia

Event summary

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

GDACS ID DR 1016410
Name: Somalia-2023
Countries: Somalia
Start Date: End of May 2023
Duration: 135 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 133454 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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Trócaire thanks people of Co Kildare for helping to support more than ... 2023-10-03T11:27+0200.

Trόcaire has thanked the people of Co Kildare for their donations which helped support 1.58 million people in 23 countries in 2022/23, according to its Annual Report. Caoimhe de Barra, Trόcaire CEO, said the past year was dominated by hunge
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Another Year For the Record Books: A Recap of the Main Extreme Weather ... 2023-10-03T04:24+0200.

also experienced shocking temperatures this summer. In Xinjiang, a province in northwest China, temperature reached 52.2C. The capital Beijing also experienced temperatures past 40C for several weeks, and in mid-July saw its second highest
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News Trócaire thanks donors in Midlands for supporting 1.5 million peo ... 2023-10-02T22:46+0200.

Trócaire has thanked the people of Offaly and Westmeath for helping to support more than 1.5 million people in 23 countries. Caoimhe de Barra, Trόcaire CEO, said the past year was dominated by hunger in the Horn of Africa, the Russian invas
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News Trócaire thanks donors in Midlands for supporting 1.5 million peo ... 2023-10-02T22:26+0200.

Trócaire has thanked the people of Offaly and Westmeath for helping to support more than 1.5 million people in 23 countries. Caoimhe de Barra, Trόcaire CEO, said the past year was dominated by hunger in the Horn of Africa, the Russian invas
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), INFORM (2),