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

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 3 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: 495 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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Flash drought to Increase Impact on Agriculture2023-05-31T19:21+0200.

In a new study, researchers said that rapid development of unexpected drought, called flash drought, could severely affect agricultural and ecological systems with ripple effects that extend even further. The researchers at the University o
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Why ‘Flash Droughts’ Are on the Rise2023-05-31T15:07+0200.

Rapid-onset drought conditions are increasingly occurring around the world due to climate change. The risks of these "flash droughts" are skyrocketing, fueled by carbon emissions, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Communi
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An improved global vegetation health index dataset in detecting vegeta ... 2023-05-31T14:54+0200.

Due to global warming, drought events have become more frequent, which resulted in aggravated crop failures, food shortage, larger and more energetic wildfires, and have seriously affected socio-economic development and agricultural product
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Why 'Flash Droughts' Are on the Rise2023-05-31T14:53+0200.

Rapid-onset drought conditions are increasingly occurring around the world due to climate change. The risks of these "flash droughts" are skyrocketing, fueled by carbon emissions, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Communi
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