Overall Green Drought alert for China-2022 in China from 21 Jul 2022 00:00 UTC to 30 Oct 2022 00:00 UTC

Event summary

Mild to severe impacts to people and to one or more sectors of the economy.

Name:	China-2022
Countries:	China
Start Date:	End of Jul 2022
Duration:	265 days
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 11045 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

GDACS Score

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Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Description impact	Source
1	1	10 Aug 2022 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1587988 km2	GDO
2	1	20 Aug 2022 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2797935 km2	GDO
3	1	30 Aug 2022 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2888722 km2	GDO
4	1	10 Sep 2022 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1995837 km2	GDO
5	1	20 Sep 2022 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1297206 km2	GDO
6	1	30 Sep 2022 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1280036 km2	GDO
7	1	10 Oct 2022 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 762015 km2	GDO
8	1	20 Oct 2022 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 709027 km2	GDO
9	1	30 Oct 2022 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 723880 km2	GDO
10	1	10 Nov 2022 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 669317 km2	GDO
11	1	20 Nov 2022 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 691117 km2	GDO
12	1	30 Nov 2022 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 240429 km2	GDO
13	1	10 Dec 2022 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 251567 km2	GDO
14	1	20 Dec 2022 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 262705 km2	GDO
15	0.75	30 Dec 2022 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 176003 km2	GDO
16	0.75	10 Jan 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 230166 km2	GDO
17	0.75	20 Jan 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 230166 km2	GDO
18	0.75	30 Jan 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 143168 km2	GDO
19	0.75	10 Feb 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 220250 km2	GDO
20	0.75	20 Feb 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 231295 km2	GDO
21	0.5	02 Mar 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 44366 km2	GDO
22	0.5	10 Mar 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 11045 km2	GDO
23	0.5	20 Mar 2023 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 11045 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
China

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- Medium	Anhui Sheng	China
- Medium	Chongqing Shi	China
- High	Fujian Sheng	China
- Medium	Guangdong Sheng	China
- Medium	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu	China
- High	Guizhou Sheng	China
- Medium	Hubei Sheng	China
- Medium	Hunan Sheng	China
- Medium	Jiangxi Sheng	China
- Medium	Sichuan Sheng	China
- High	Zhejiang Sheng	China

More information

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