Overall Green Drought for Central USA-2026
in United States

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 2 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1018546
Name: Central USA-2026
Countries: United States
Start Date: End of Dec 2025
Duration: 111 days (at 20 Apr 2026)
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 244414 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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El Niño under way and threatens weather extremes, scientists say 6/12/2026 5:53:00 PM.

El Niño – the natural Pacific weather pattern that pushes up global temperatures – has officially begun, US scientists say. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has declared that El Niño conditions are now under way
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El Niño now here, could hit record intensity – US agency 6/12/2026 4:10:00 PM.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The El Niño phenomenon has arrived, the United States’ weather agency said on Thursday, and scientists expect the pattern synonymous with droughts, floods and soaring temperatures will intensify into the end of the year,
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A powerful El Niño has officially formed in the Pacific Ocean. Meteorologists warn that this phenomenon could reach historic strength and intensify extreme weather events around the world, The Independent reports. “The U.S. National Oceanic
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Around 200 districts flagged for El Nino impact as weak monsoon foreca.. 6/12/2026 10:17:00 AM.

El Nino has officially begun. With the forecasters predicting a 63 per cent chance of sea-surface temperatures exceeding 2 degrees Celsius, the Indian government is expecting a significant impact on agriculture this year, and has launched a
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),