Overall Green alert Drought for Northern Africa-2022
in Algeria, Morocco

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 3 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID DR 1015981
Name: Northern Africa-2022
Glide number: DR-2022-000386-DZA
Countries: Algeria, Morocco
Start Date: End of Sep 2022
Duration: 366 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 21594 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Guterres: l’Africa può diventare una superpotenza energetica rinnovabi ... 2023-09-06T09:55+0200.

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Greece has experienced one of the worst fire seasons in its history, with devastating wildfires that have burned more than 150,000 hectares of land, killed at least 26 people, and destroyed homes, businesses, and natural habitats. The fires
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Analytical report

15/Jun/2023 09:18 UTC

GDO analytical report imported in GDACS update automatic procedure

Analytical report

08/Mar/2023 08:37 UTC

GDO analytical report imported in GDACS update automatic procedure

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2),