Overall Orange Drought alert for Southwestern Africa-2023 in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa from 21 Aug 2023 00:00 UTC to 20 Mar 2024 00:00 UTC

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Overall Orange alert Drought for Southwestern Africa-2023

in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 7 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID	DR 1016682
Name:	Southwestern Africa-2023
Glide number:	DR-2023-000269-NAM
Countries:	Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
Start Date:	End of Aug 2023
Duration:	389 days
Impact:	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 88395 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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02/Aug/2024 07:09 UTC

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19/Apr/2024 09:40 UTC

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