Overall Green alert Drought for Patagonia (Argentina, Chile)-2022
in Argentina, Chile

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 29 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1014465
Name: Patagonia (Argentina, Chile)-2022
Countries: Argentina, Chile
Start Date: End of Oct 2020
Duration: 971 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 108891 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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At least 11 dead, 20 missing after cyclone hits southern Brazil30min2023-06-18T10:24+0200.

At least 11 people have been killed and another 20 remain missing in Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul after an extra-tropical cyclone hit the region on Friday, according to the state’s authorities. Authorities have issued warnin
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Desertificación: más de 50 años de trabajo del Inta en la Patagonia2023-06-16T20:03+0200.

La desertificación, junto con el cambio climático y la pérdida de biodiversidad, se identificaron como los mayores desafíos para el desarrollo sostenible durante la Cumbre de la Tierra de Río de 1992. Dos años después, en 1994, la Asamblea
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FACTBOX: Mapping El Nino's impact on crop yields, global food trade in ... 2023-06-16T09:29+0200.

In the meantime, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology on June 6 stepped up its probability forecast to "El Nino Alert" from "El Nino Watch", indicating higher chances of an El Nino forming in late-2023. El Nino 's probability is measured by
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FACTBOX: Mapping El Nino's impact on crop yields, global food trade in ... 2023-06-16T08:43+0200.

In the meantime, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology on June 6 stepped up its probability forecast to "El Nino Alert" from "El Nino Watch", indicating higher chances of an El Nino forming in late-2023. El Nino 's probability is measured by
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