Overall Orange alert Drought for Southern Russia - Eastern Ukraine-2024
in Belarus, Russia, Ukraine

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 8 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID DR 1017051
Name: Southern Russia - Eastern Ukraine-2024
Glide number: OT-2022-000172-RUS
Countries: Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
Start Date: End of Mar 2024
Duration: 277 days
Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 659865 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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07/Oct/2024 13:58 UTC

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31/Jul/2024 04:30 UTC

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2),