Overall Green alert Drought for Russia-Kazakhstan-2023
in China, Kazakhstan, Russia

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 4 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1016348
Name: Russia-Kazakhstan-2023
Glide number: DR-2023-000137-KAZ
Countries: China, Kazakhstan, Russia
Start Date: End of Apr 2023
Duration: 162 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 361385 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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Remote Sensing, Vol. 15, Pages 4776: Spatio-Temporal Dynamic of Distur ... 2023-09-30T06:29+0200.

The high-intensity disturbance in the year 1994 may be related to the establishment of the Saihanba National Forest Park. The park was established in 1993 [ 56 ]. Especially in the early stage of its establishment, forests were severely des
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China trade council asks U.S. to carefully consider tech investment ba ... 2023-09-29T08:02+0200.

Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov also attended the meeting.MOSCOW (Reuters) Russian President Vladimir Putin met Andrei Troshev, formerly a top Wagner mercenary commander, to discuss... Waterways are drying, and river levels are
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Key scientific terms associated with Dr. M.S. Swaminathan’s research a ... 2023-09-28T17:24+0200.

The story so far: M.S. Swaminathan, the agricultural scientist known as the father of the Green Revolution in India, died at his residence in Chennai on Thursday morning. He was 98. Dr. Swaminathan played a pivotal role in defining India’s
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Key scientific terms associated with Dr. M.S. Swaminathan’s research a ... 2023-09-28T17:18+0200.

The story so far: M.S. Swaminathan, the agricultural scientist known as the father of the Green Revolution in India, died at his residence in Chennai on Thursday morning. He was 98. Dr. Swaminathan played a pivotal role in defining India’s
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2),