Overall Orange Drought for Europe-2026 in Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, The Republic of North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine, , from 11 Dec 2025 00:00 UTC to 20 May 2026 00:00 UTC

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Overall Orange Drought for Europe-2026

in Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, The Republic of North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine, ,

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 5 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID	DR 1018332
Name:	Europe-2026
Glide number:	DR-2025-000239-ALB
Countries:	Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, The Republic of North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine, ,
Start Date:	Middle of Dec 2025
Duration:	151 days (at 20 May 2026)
Impact:	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1442245 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Siccità, l’Italia rischia 74 miliardi di euro: quasi un milione di pos.. 8/8/2026 1:20:00 PM.

La siccità potrebbe trasformarsi in una delle minacce più pesanti per l’economia italiana . Non soltanto per i danni immediati all’agricoltura, ma per gli effetti che un periodo prolungato di scarsità d’acqua può trascinarsi dietro per anni

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Siccità, conto da 74 miliardi per l’Italia: a rischio un milione di po.. 8/7/2026 8:18:00 PM.

La siccità non è solo uno shock nell’immediato e temporaneo per l’agricoltura ma può addirittura azzoppare l’economia italiana e europea per anni, colpendo investimenti, occupazione e manifattura. All’Italia potrebbe costare circa 74 miliar

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Il prezzo della siccità: all’Italia può costare fino a 74 miliardi 8/7/2026 8:09:00 PM.

La prossima siccità prolungata potrebbe costare il doppio all’Unione europea e il triplo all’Italia. Lo stress idrico del triennio 2015-2018 ha causato perdite per l’Ue per 439 miliardi e per l’Italia 24 di miliardi e 330mila di unità. Se q

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All''Italia la siccità può costare fino a 74 miliardi 8/7/2026 7:54:00 PM.

La siccità non è solo uno shock nell''immediato e temporaneo per l''agricoltura ma può addirittura azzoppare l''economia italiana e europea per anni, colpendo investimenti, occupazione e manifattura. All''Italia potrebbe costare circa 74 mi

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Analytical Report

06/Aug/2026 09:29 UTC

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