Overall Orange Drought alert for South America-2023 in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Venezuela from 21 Sep 2022 00:00 UTC to 20 Jan 2024 00:00 UTC

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Overall Orange alert Drought for South America-2023

in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Venezuela

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 16 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID	DR 1016449
Name:	South America-2023
Glide number:	DR-2023-000204-BRA
Countries:	Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Venezuela
Start Date:	End of Sep 2022
Duration:	674 days
Impact:	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1223312 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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Bolivia's Santa Cruz department declares emergency due to extreme weat ... 2024-07-26T03:07+0200.

LA PAZ, - The Bolivian department of Santa Cruz has declared a state of emergency through the end of this year due to extreme weather including wildfires, the departmental government said in a decree published on Thursday. Bolivia's Santa C

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Bolivia's Santa Cruz department declares emergency due to extreme weat ... 2024-07-26T02:25+0200.

LA PAZ, - The Bolivian department of Santa Cruz has declared a state of emergency through the end of this year due to extreme weather including wildfires, the departmental government said in a decree published on Thursday. Bolivia's Santa C

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State of Emergency in Santa Cruz: Wildfires and Diesel Shortages Hit H ... 2024-07-26T02:22+0200.

Santa Cruz, Bolivia, has declared a state of emergency due to extreme weather, including wildfires. These wildfires have disrupted fuel supplies, aggravating diesel shortages. The emergency measures involve freeing government resources to a

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Bolivia's Santa Cruz department declares emergency due to extreme weat ... 2024-07-25T22:14+0200.

LA PAZ (Reuters) -The Bolivian department of Santa Cruz has declared a state of emergency due to extreme weather including wildfires through to the end of this year, the departmental government said in a decree published on Thursday. The la

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04/Jan/2024 14:20 UTC

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Daily Maps: ECHO Daily Map of 16 February 2024

16/Feb/2024 15:42 UTC

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