Overall Green alert Drought for Mexico-2023
in Mexico

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 2 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1016231
Name: Mexico-2023
Countries: Mexico
Start Date: End of Feb 2023
Duration: 103 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 87375 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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US cities with the dirtiest air2023-05-24T16:33+0200.

analyzed the 2021 Air Quality Statistics Report from the Environmental Protection Agency, released in May 2022 to compile a list of the 50 cities with the dirtiest air. To help track air quality around the country, the Environmental Protect
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California Floods Show the Limits of Man-Made Solutions2023-05-19T14:20+0200.

Crews re-open a levee flood gate across Louisiana Route 1 after motorists missed a closure deadline and became trapped ahead of Hurricane Ida in Golden Meadow, Louisiana, U.S., on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. Hurricane Ida is growing in size an
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Le multinazionali dei combustibili fossili bruciano le foreste america ... 2023-05-17T15:28+0200.

“Quantifying the contribution of major carbon producers to increases in vapor pressure deficit and burned area in western US and southwestern Canadian forests” pubblicato su Environmental Research Letters da un team del Climate & Energy Pro
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El Niño is coming: What it means for California weather2023-05-11T21:22+0200.

El Niño conditions — a warming of ocean waters off South America that can alter weather across the globe, from hurricanes to droughts, including California’s summer temperatures and the amount of rain it might receive next winter — are emer
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (37), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2),