Overall Green alert Drought for Central USA-2021
in United States

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 6 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1015088
Name: Central USA-2021
Countries: United States
Start Date: End of Oct 2023
Duration: 178 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 130787 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Latest media headlines

Articles: 834 | About casualties: 23 | Last hour: 4

MIL-OSI United Nations: WFP and UNESCO welcome funding from the Nether ... 2024-04-16T12:39+0200.

Source: World Food Programme. NAIROBI: The Kingdom of the Netherlands, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the Counties of Marsabit and Turkana ha
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Netherlands Funds WFP, UNESCO for Lake Turkana Food Security2024-04-16T12:36+0200.

NAIROBI: The Kingdom of the Netherlands, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the Counties of Marsabit and Turkana have signed an agreement to sust
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WFP and UNESCO welcome funding from the Netherlands to boost food secu ... 2024-04-16T12:15+0200.

NAIROBI, 16 April 2024 : The Kingdom of the Netherlands, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the Counties of Marsabit and Turkana have signed an a
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Ethiopia High-level Pledging Event: Government of Ethiopia and Interna ... 2024-04-16T12:07+0200.

Attachments (Geneva 16 April 2024) With the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia now critical, the Government of Ethiopia and international partners meet today in Geneva to raise international support as the country’s UN-backed $3.24 billion
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2),