Overall Green alert Drought for Dominican Republic - Haiti - Cuba-2023
in The Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 15 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1016107
Name: Dominican Republic - Haiti - Cuba-2023
Countries: The Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti
Start Date: End of Jan 2022
Duration: 503 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 41023 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2023. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (37), WMO (1), INFORM (2),